English
Etymology
From L. sextans, a bronze coin worth one-sixth of an as#Latin|as.
Noun
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Image:Sextant.gif|right|thumb|A nautical sextant
- nautical: A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- mathematics: One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
See also
octant
quadrant
w:Sextant|Wikipedia article on Sextant
Translations
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Finnish sekstantti
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