Octander :: Octander (n.) One of the Octandria.

Octandria :: Octandria (n.pl.) A Linnaean class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil..

Octandrian :: Octandrian (a.) Alt. of Octandrou.

Octandrous :: Octandrous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.

Octane :: Octane (n.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin..

Octangular :: Octangular (a.) Having eight angles; eight-angled.

Octant :: Octant (n.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.

Octant :: Octant (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..

Octant :: Octant (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..

Octant :: Octant (n.) One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.

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