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Sextant
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical & Six:
A
navigational
device
for
deriving
angular
distances
between
objects
so as to
determine
latitude
and longitude.
●
In Geometry & Six:
One
sixth
of a
circle
or
disc
; a
sector
with an
angle
of 60°.
●
In Dentistry & Six:
One of
six
groups
of
adjacent
teeth
, excluding the
wisdom teeth
. The front
sextants
go from
canine
to
canine
, and there are
sextants
on the
right and left
of these. See w:Periodontal examination.
Name
●
The
constellation
Sextans.
Sourced from
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Origin
sextant
English
sextans
Latin
sex
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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