sectant

One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.

Noun

  1. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
  2. One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sectāns.

Forms

sectants

Noun Entry 2

  1. A sectarian.
    • and leaving aside MISSSU and other sectants, why wouldn't it be true? Or how YOU know it is not true? Or rather it may not be true, because of bivolarus on one side, and political korrekt^([sic]) citizens of the...
    • this is a good example how the sectants do not understand the unity of all other Jews. Maybe you need to live outside of USA a little to understand it. - 1999 February 11, Simcha Streltsov, “Reformed Jews”, in...
    • Besides, there are many sects in Georgia. As a religion organizations, they are protected too, and some but few are sometimes aggressive sects, and they hate other sects. As far as I know, some sectants are fanatics,...

Origin

Borrowed from Romanian sectant or Russian сектант (sektant). Equivalent to sect + -ant.

Forms

sectants