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Astrolabe vs Octant - What's the difference?

astrolabe | octant |

As nouns the difference between astrolabe and octant

is that astrolabe is an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars while octant is the eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.

astrolabe

English

(wikipedia astrolabe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

    • See also

    * compass * sextant

    Anagrams

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    octant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia octant)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * quadrant * sextant ----