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sextant

Length / number of characters: 7
Number of words: 1

  • a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
  • a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects
  • 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
  • The constellation Sextans

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