English

Proper noun

Octans

1. (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.

Derived terms

• Octantis

Translations

Anagrams

• actons
• cantos
• cast on

German

Noun

Octans

1. genitive singular of Octan

English

Noun

octans

1. plural of octan

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.tans/, [ˈɔk.tãːs]

Noun

octāns m ‎(genitive octantis); third declension

1. A measuring instrument, possibly similar to the nautical octant
2. half a quadrant, an eighth part.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Related terms

• octangulus
• Octānus

Descendants

• Italian: ottante

References

• octans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “octans”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.