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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of octan form-of, plural

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.

Synonyms

All synonyms

big dipperconstellation

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin octans (“an octant”). Doublet of octant.

Related phrases

celestial pole

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