Definition of Sectant. Meaning of Sectant. Synonyms of Sectant

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Definition of Sectant

Sectant
Sectant Sec"tant, n. [L. secare, sectum, to cut.] One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.

Meaning of Sectant from wikipedia

- Fleet in early 2021. The Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry were armed with "Sectant" small robotic reconnaissance systems in late 2021. In late February 2014...
- examples of how they determined latitude and longitude of stars using the sectant and quadrant. The book, however, was published only with Johannes name...