Arc vs Octant - What's the difference?
arc | octant |
(astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.
A curve, in general.
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
A story arc.
(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1] ) into a space.
(graph theory) A directed edge.
To move following a curved path.
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To form an electrical arc.
The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
(geometry): The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
(nautical): An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.
As nouns the difference between arc and octant
is that arc is (astronomy) that part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon while octant is the eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.As a verb arc
is to move following a curved path.arc
English
(wikipedia arc)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (curve) curve, swoop * (circular arc) circular arc, circle segment * (directed edge) arrow, directed edgeVerb
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