Octans

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin octans (“an octant”). Doublet of octant.

Octans

1. (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.

• Octantis

• Caston, cast-on, Stanco, cast on, Cantos, acts on, actons, NatSoc, cantos, Actons

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Octans

1. genitive singular of Octan