Hyphenation of octant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word octant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of octant:

1.	A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body Similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration

Synonyms of octant:

noun	measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

Last hyphenations of this language

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