A sextant is a tool for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies the kind found in outer space. Used as a navigational tool out at sea, it helps determine a ship's longitude and latitude.
The sixth part of a circle.
Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
Noun
a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
n.
The sixth part of a circle.
n.
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.
n.
The constellation Sextans.
Sextant
The sixth part of a circle.
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