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octant: a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration

Big Dipper collapse: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

gauge collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; the thickness of wire; the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train; accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared; mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"; adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"; measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"; determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"; rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"

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