octant
noun
octant is spelled O-C-T-A-N-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, octant means “The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of octant is octants.
How many letters and syllables are in octant?
| Letters | 6: O-C-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is octant?
Octant appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce octant?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-octant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of octant
- octants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does octant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- 2
The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
- 3
The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant; one of eight divisions of a sphere by three orthogonal planes.
- 4
An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does octant come from?
From Latin octāns. Doublet of Octans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).