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sextant

sex·tant

UK/ˈsɛk.stənt/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

From Latin sextāns.

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