sextant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Czech 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin sextans, a bronze coin worth one-sixth of an as.

[edit] Noun

sextant (plural sextants)

1. (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
2. (mathematics) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.

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[edit] See also

• octant
• quadrant
• Wikipedia article on Sextant

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

sextant m.

1. sextant