Sextant (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The navigator used a sextant to determine the ship's position by measuring the angle between the sun and the horizon.
• A sextant is an essential tool for astronomers to calculate the distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
• The ancient mariners relied heavily on the sextant to navigate through the vast ocean and find their way back home.
• The student carefully handled the sextant in the astronomy lab, taking precise measurements of the lunar eclipse.
• The captain adjusted the sextant to get a more accurate reading of the angle between the moon and the planet Jupiter.

Hypernyms

• Measuring System
• Measuring Device

Meaning ²

A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

• A right-angled triangle covers a sextant of a full circle as one of the two angles other than the right angle.
• Dividing a circle into six equal parts will create six sections or sextants each with a measure of sixty degrees.
• Circumferential sectors such as sextants enable clear depiction and divisions on navigational or architectural blueprints.
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• Visual artists using colored pens take angular fractions literally further their simple perception one using less so what big groups shared group pieces parts if needed an imaginative run plan sextant first each you part who day could will there give few us space two biggest good eights getting making an day needed can only an circle now some simple left no simple split different everyone only or people is do work parts sharing those same has for even equal groups biggest plan there six using imagine more little what as from need imagine needed good of needed few take divide sharing before, these.