sextant

sextant is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The sixth part of a circle. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The sixth part of a circle.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. The constellation Sextans.
4. noun. a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
5. noun. a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

Common word forms

sextants, sextantal

Words from these letters

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