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sextant
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sextant (n)
a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
sextant (n.)
The sixth part of a circle.
An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant.
The constellation Sextans.
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a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees, a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octantThe sixt
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sextans => যষ্টিভৃৎ রাশি, sextain => শষ্টিপদী, sexradiate => ষড়্বিকিরণীত, sex-linked disorder => লিঙ্গ-সংযুক্ত রোগ, sex-linked => লিঙ্গ নির্ধারক,
