Octans

American  

[ok-tanz] / ˈɒk tænz /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Octantis

1. the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.

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Octans British  

/ ˈɒktænz /

noun

1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere in which the S celestial pole is situated

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Etymology

Origin of Octans

< Late Latin: eighth part of a circle, equivalent to oct- oct- + -āns, as in quadrāns quadrant

Example Sentences

The deals, called Norma C.D.O. and Octans 1 C.D.O., which were sold in 2006 and 2007, had a combined face value of $3 billion.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013

Octans neatly despatched a ghost leopard that infested their paradise and all was serene until she asked him to pick a certain blue lotus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Orena thought of a thousand centuries budding and withering, and called him Octans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their very names were disingenuous, and told you nothing about their contents, their creators, or their managers: Carina, Gemstone, Octans III, Glacier Funding.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Toucan.—This constellation lies north of Octans, and south of Phœnix and Grus, east of Indus, and west of Hydrus.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard