🧭sextant (六分仪)

含义

a navigational instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon

含义翻译

一种具有60°刻度弧的导航工具，用于测量天体和地平线之间的角度。

Yi zhong jùyǒu 60° kèdù hú de dǎoháng gōngjù, yòng yú cèliáng tiāntǐ hé dìpíngxiàn zhījiān de jiǎodù.

例句

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

使用六分仪，导航员在中午确定了船的位置。

Shǐyòng liùfēnyí, dǎohángyuán zài zhōngwǔ quèdìngle chuán de wèizhì.

同义词

astrolabe, octant, navigational instrument, quadrant

反义词

guesswork, estimation

搭配词

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