Definitions for sextile

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sextile sex·tile

Spelling: [sek-stil, -stahyl]

IPA: /ˈsɛk stɪl, -staɪl/

Sextile 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 134 anagrams from letters in sextile (eeilstx).

Definitions for sextile

noun

1. Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
2. Astrology. a sextile position or aspect, conducive to mental stimulation.
3. Statistics. a quantile for the special case of six equal proportions.

adjective

1. Astronomy. noting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.

Origin of sextile

1550-60; Latin sextīlis, equivalent to sext(us) sixth + -īlis -ile

Examples for sextile

Accidental dignities are when a planet is swift in motion, angular or in sextile aspect with Jupiter or Venus.

Now all planets are afraid of the conjunction of the sun, rejoicing in the trine, and sextile aspect thereof.

Mercury in trine or sextile to the Moon gives the capacity for acquiring foreign languages.

The good aspects are the trine and sextile; the evil being the semisquare, square, sesquiquadrate, and opposition.

The Sun sextile Jupiter, Tuesday and Wednesday, is subtly designed to keep you middle-grounded.

He also changed the name of one of the summer months from sextile to July, in honor of himself.

Saturn in trine or sextile to Venus shows much power of attachment to wife and family.