sextant
IPA: sˈɛkstʌnt
noun
- (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- (geometry) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
- (dentistry) One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth. The front sextants go from canine to canine, and there are sextants on the right and left of these. See w:Periodontal examination.
- (astronomy) The constellation Sextans.
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Examples of "sextant" in Sentences
- A sextant is a delicate instrument.
- The circles can be measured by sextant.
- The astronomical sextant is not a precursor.
- The animation appears in the article sextant.
- The sextant consists of two primary assemblies.
- In this case, it is called the 'sextant altitude'.
- The origin of the sextant is straightforward and not in dispute.
- The sextant article is about the function and use of the sextant.
- As a result, Campbell recommended the construction of the sextant.
- The sextant was invented 1731 by Thomas Godfrey, a glazier in Philadelphia.