Definitions for Sextant

Sextant sex·tant

Spelling: [sek-stuh nt]
IPA: /ˈsɛk stənt/

Sextant is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in Sextant (aensttx).

Definitions for Sextant

noun

  1. an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring angular distances, especially the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars.
  2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Sextans.

Origin of Sextant

1590-1600; Latin sextant- (stem of sextāns) sixth part of a unit. See sext1, -ant

Examples for Sextant

Forsythe made a notation from the sextant on a piece of paper.

The sextant is the one most in use and so will be described first.

The sextant, as used by navigators, was also invented by Newton.

Prof. had forgotten his sextant and rode back to our main camp for it.

Dontor glanced at the juniors, saw that Kuero had his sextant ready, and raised his own.

Now read the angle of the height of that light by using your sextant.

Captain Hollinger, who had the deck, went to the chart house for his sextant.

The sextant of the meetinouse, which sweeps And dusts, or is supposed too!

So saying Johnson turned upon his heel and dived below for his sextant.

“Twenty-six minutes,” continued the captain, reading off his sextant.

Word Value for Sextant
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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