English Explanatory Dictionary

Octans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.
noun
  1. plural of octan

Word forms

Octans

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin octans (“an octant”). Doublet of octant.

Derived words

Octantis
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