Associations to the word «Sextant»
Noun
- Quadrant
- Compass
- Maia
- Hadley
- Navigator
- Thermometer
- Longitude
- Navigation
- Telescope
- Sighting
- Horizon
- Almanac
- Latitude
- Surveying
- Altitude
- Midshipman
- Noon
- Instrument
- Shrike
- Measuring
- Burt
- Reckoning
- Rust
- Observation
- Angle
- Cloning
- Robotics
- Gideon
- Bearing
- Meridian
- Savanna
- Shingle
- Hancock
- Sewage
- Salamander
- Rodent
- Shrew
- Antelope
- Radius
- Sewing
- Mariner
- Surveyor
- Byrd
- Musket
- Shoreline
- Precision
- Cyrus
- Observatory
- Measurement
- Accuracy
- Saturn
- Browning
- Sun
- Skipper
- Correction
- Greenwich
- Arc
- Fix
- Calculation
- Mirror
- Apparatus
- Adjustment
- Moon
- Reproduction
- Astronomy
- Measure
- Salmon
- Glass
- Rna
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SEXTANT, noun. (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
SEXTANT, noun. (geometry) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
SEXTANT, proper noun. (astronomy) The constellation Sextans.
Dictionary definition
SEXTANT, noun. A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees.
SEXTANT, noun. A measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant.
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