English Explanatory Dictionary

sectant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
  2. One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.
noun
  1. A sectarian.

Word forms

sectant sectants

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sectāns.

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