English-Thai Dictionary

sextant

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

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

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

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 〙.