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sextant

英 ['sekst(ə)nt] 美['sɛkstənt]
  • n. 六分仪(航海定向仪器);圆的六分之一

英英释意


1. a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
2. a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant