Hyphenation of octant

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

oc-tant

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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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.