🧭sextant (sextante)

noun
/ˈsɛkstənt/
sextante (sextante)

Meaning

a navigational instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon
Traducción del significado
Un instrumento náutico con un arco graduado de 60°, utilizado para medir el ángulo entre un objeto celeste y el horizonte.
Un instrumento nautico con un arco graduado de 60 grados, utilizado para medir el angulo entre un objeto celeste y el horizonte.

Oraciones de ejemplo

Using a sextant, the navigator fixed the ship’s position at noon.

Usando un sextante, el navegante fijó la posición del barco al mediodía.
Usando un sextante, el navegante fijo la posicion del barco al mediodia.

Synonyms

astrolabe, octant, navigational instrument, quadrant

Antonyms

guesswork, estimation

Colocaciones

marine sextant, brass sextant, sextant reading, use a sextant, celestial navigation

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