| slovo | definícia |
sextant
(encz) | sextant,sextant n: Zdeněk Brož |
sextant
(czen) | sextant,sextantn: Zdeněk Brož |
Sextant
(gcide) | Sextant \Sex"tant\, n. [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an
as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six.]
1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle.
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2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between
objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the
latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same
optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of
metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its
arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle.
See Quadrant.
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3. (Astron.) The constellation Sextans.
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Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case
to make it more portable.
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sextant
(wn) | sextant
n 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 |
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sextant
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předchůdce sextantu
(czen) | předchůdce sextantu,astrolabe Zdeněk Brož |
sextant
(czen) | sextant,sextantn: Zdeněk Brož |
Box sextant
(gcide) | Sextant \Sex"tant\, n. [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an
as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six.]
1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle.
[1913 Webster]
2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between
objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the
latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same
optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of
metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its
arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle.
See Quadrant.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Astron.) The constellation Sextans.
[1913 Webster]
Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case
to make it more portable.
[1913 Webster] |
sextant
(wn) | sextant
n 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 |
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