sextante

Definitions of sextante
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
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    types:
    astrolabio
    an early form of sextant
    type of:
    instrumento de medición, instrumento de medida
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
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