sextant

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Synonyms: extant, sectant, sextan, sextans

Antonyms: extant, sectant, sextan, sextans

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q179430}} {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[navigation]]al device for deriving [[angular distance]]s between objects so as to determine [[latitude]] and [[longitude]].
2. {{senseid|en|one-sixth of a disc, a sixty-degree sector}} {{lb|en|geometry}} One [[sixth]] of a [[circle]] or [[disc]]; a [[sector]] with an [[angle]] of 60°.
3. {{senseid|en|group of adjacent teeth}} {{lb|en|dentistry}} One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the [[wisdom teeth]].
4. {{senseid|en|radial cell division}} {{lb|en|botany}} A radial cell division of segments in three series, a sixth part of the original.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|astronomy}} The [[constellation]] [[Sextans]].

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