Clues for the word "OCTANT"
We've had 23 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 26 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on April 03, 2024.
Definition of octant
- n. - The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- n. - The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
- n. - An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O¡, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant.
- n. - One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.
Referring Clues
- Navigational instrument
- Piece of pie, often
- 1/8 of a circle
- Circle segment
- Pizza slice, often
- Measuring device
- 45-degree circle section
- One-eighth of a circle
- Pie slice, typically
- 45 degrees of a circle
- Eighth part of a circle
- Circle section
- Circle eighth
- Eighth of a circle
- One eighth
- One eighth of a circle
- Many a pizza slice
- It measures inclination of worker after 31 days
- Navigator's bit of kit to turn brown within 31 days
- Circle division
- Newton's navigational invention
- One-eighth portion
- Piece of the pie, perhaps
Last Seen In
- LA Times - April 03, 2024
- LA Times - April 16, 2017
- Universal - March 22, 2017
- Universal - March 17, 2017
- New York Times - January 06, 2017
- Universal - February 16, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 03, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - November 22, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - October 02, 2014
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 13, 2014
- USA Today - June 05, 2014
- Netword - December 08, 2013
- Chronicle of Higher Education - May 25, 2012
- Netword - August 25, 2011
- Wall Street Journal - April 29, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - October 14, 2010
- Universal - April 25, 2010
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 08, 2010
- Netword - March 07, 2010
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 17, 2009
- New York Times - January 10, 2009
- USA Today - May 11, 2007
- New York Sun - November 17, 2006
- New York Times - September 14, 2003
- Washington Post - June 01, 2003
- Washington Post - November 01, 2002