OXTANT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("oxtant" is a kind of...):

angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)

Meronyms (parts of "oxtant"):

arcdegree; degree (a measure for arcs and angles)

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