Associations to the word «Sextant»
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.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.