Term: octant: a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
Candidate hypernym: measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something → 1
Candidate hypernym: imago: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood → 0
Candidate hypernym: arabidopsis lyrata: a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana → 0
Candidate hypernym: sound reproduction: the reproduction of sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: hugger-mugger: a state of confusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: storehouse: a depository for goods → 0
Candidate hypernym: profiling: recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people → 0
Candidate hypernym: lactation: the period following birth during which milk is secreted → 0
Candidate hypernym: bandwagon: a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyorrhea: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets → 0
Candidate hypernym: garter belt: a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings → 0