释义 |
sextant /seksˈtənt/ noun- The sixth part of a circle or its circumference, a sector or an arc of 60º
- An instrument with an arc of a sixth of a circle, for measuring angular distances, esp a navigating instrument incorporating a small telescope
- (with cap; also Sexˈtans /-tənz/) a constellation, lying over the equator
- (also sexˈtans /-tənz/) a Roman bronze coin worth a sixth of an as (historical)
ORIGIN: L sextāns, -antis a sixth sextantal /-tantˈl/ adjective |