English-Thai Dictionary

sextain

N พยางค์ โคลง  บทกวี  stanza

 

sextant

N เครื่องวัด ระยะทาง หา เส้นรุ้ง และ เส้นแวง  krueng-wad-sen-tang-ha-sen-rung-sen-wang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEXTAIN

n.[L. sextans, a sixth, from sex, six. ] A stanza of six lines.

 

SEXTANT

n.[L. sextans, a sixth. the Romans divided the as into 12 ounces; a sixth, or two ounces, was the sextans. ] 1. In mathematics, the sixth part of a circle. Hence,
2. An instrument formed like a quadrant, excepting that its limb comprehends only 6 degrees, or the sixth part of a circle.
3. In astronomy, a constellation of the southern hemisphere which, according to the British catalogue, contains 41 stars.

 

SEXTARY

n.[L. sextarius.] A measure of a pint and a half.

 

SEXTARY, SEXTRY

n.The same as sacristan. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEXTAIN

Sex "tain, n. Etym: [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina. ](Pros.)

 

Defn: A stanza of six lines; a sestine.

 

SEXTANS

Sex "tans, n. Etym: [L. See Sextant. ]

 

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

 

SEXTANT

Sex "tant, n. Etym: [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six. ]

 

1. (Math. )

 

Defn: The sixth part of a circle.

 

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.

 

3. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The constellation Sextans. Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case to make it more portable.

 

SEXTARY

Sex "ta *ry, n.; pl. Sextaries. Etym: [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc. , fr. sextus sixth, sex six. ] (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.

 

SEXTARY

Sex "ta *ry, n. Etym: [For sextonry. ]

 

Defn: A sacristy. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sextans

Sex tans |ˈsekstənz ˈsɛkstənz |Astronomy a faint constellation (the Sextant ), lying on the celestial equator between Leo and Hydra. • (as genitive Sextantis |sekˈstantis |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Sextantis. ORIGIN Latin.

 

sextant

sex tant |ˈsekstənt ˈsɛkstənt | ▶noun an instrument with a graduated arc of 60 ° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and esp. for taking altitudes in navigation. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the sixth part of a circle ): from Latin sextans, sextant- ‘sixth part, ’ from sextus ‘sixth. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sextans

Sextans |ˈsɛkst (ə )nz |Astronomy a faint constellation (the Sextant ), lying on the celestial equator between Leo and Hydra. ORIGIN Latin.

 

sextant

sextant |ˈsɛkst (ə )nt | ▶noun an instrument with a graduated arc of 60 ° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation and surveying. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the sixth part of a circle ): from Latin sextans, sextant- ‘sixth part ’, from sextus ‘sixth ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sextakkord

Sext ak kord Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |S e xtakkord |erste Umkehrung des Dreiklangs mit der Terz im Bass in der Generalbassbezifferung durch eine unter oder über dem Basston stehende 6 gekennzeichnet

 

Sextanerblase

Sex ta ner bla se Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , die |Sext a nerblase |schwache Blase

 

Sextanerin

Sex ta ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sext a nerin |weibliche Form zu Sextaner

 

Sextant

Sex tant Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sext a nt |neulateinisch sextans, Genitiv: sextantis = sechster Teil (nach dem als Messskala benutzten Sechstelkreis )(besonders in der Seefahrt benutztes ) Winkelmessinstrument zur Bestimmung der Höhe eines Gestirns

 

French Dictionary

sextant

sextant n. m. nom masculin Instrument qui sert à mesurer les distances angulaires des astres, pour faire le point. : Des sextants et des boussoles. Note Orthographique sext a nt.

 

Spanish Dictionary

sexta

sexta nombre femenino 1 Oficio religioso diurno del clero católico que se celebra hacia las doce del mediodía, después de tercia y antes de nona, y que constituye una de las horas canónicas, la tercera de las horas menores .2 mús Intervalo entre una nota y la sexta superior o inferior a esta en la escala musical :el intervalo do-la es una sexta .

 

sextante

sextante nombre masculino 1 Antigua moneda romana de cobre de dos onzas de peso que equivalía a una sexta parte del as .2 Instrumento astronómico que se utiliza para determinar la posición de un astro, generalmente el Sol, desde un barco o una aeronave y que está formado por un sector de círculo graduado de sesenta grados y un juego de lentes .3 mat Sexta parte de una circunferencia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sextant

sex tant /sékst (ə )nt /名詞 C 六分儀 〘航海 航空中の測量器械; →quadrant 〙.