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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Octans' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions Octans proper noun  (constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation. Translations:  French: Octant German: Oktant Spanish: Octans Etymology: Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From octans, an "octant"        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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