Sextant
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- n.六分仪 ( 航海定向仪器)
- ［类］ abacus : calculate / sextant : navigate ( 算盘用来计算 / 六分仪用来航海)
- ［记］ sex ( ＝six六) ＋tant -> 六分仪
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: New Latin sextant-, sextans sixth part of a circle, from Latin, sixth part, from sextus sixth
- Date: 1628
- an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
