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секстант — meaning in English

sekstant

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English meaning

  • sextant noun A navigational instrument with a graduated arc and mirrors, used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon in order to work out latitude and position at sea.

Senses

секстант is used for these senses in English:

  • sextant (nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

sextant — full definition

  1. noun A navigational instrument with a graduated arc and mirrors, used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon in order to work out latitude and position at sea.
  2. noun A sixth part of a circle, an arc of sixty degrees.
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