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Octant vs Octane - What's the difference?

octant | octane |

As a proper noun octant

is octans.

As a noun octane is

.

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 ----

    octane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.

    • Derived terms

    * octane number

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