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sextant.

A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛk.stənt/
  1. A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

  2. One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.

  3. One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth.

  4. A radial cell division of segments in three series, a sixth part of the original.

Where this word comes from

From Latin sextāns.

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