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noun
One of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One ninth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 40°.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
A theoretical measuring device with a graduated arc of 40° used in locating an altitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Borrowed from Latin nōnum, accusative singular of nōnus (“ninth part of something, ninth”), with -ant from similar Latin words such as octans.
