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OXTANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oxtant mean?
• OXTANT (noun)
The noun OXTANT has 1 sense:
1. a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
Familiarity information: OXTANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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"):
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