English Explanatory Dictionary

quintant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument used for measuring angular distance, capable of measuring angles of up to 72 or 144 degrees.
  2. A fifth of a circle.

Word forms

quintant quintants

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quintantem, accusative singular of quīntāns (“fifth part of something, fifth”).

Related words

octant quadrant sextant
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