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单词 sextans
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Sextans

[ sek-stuhnz ]
/ ˈsɛk stənz /

noun, genitive Sex·tan·tis [sek-stan-tis] /sɛkˈstæn tɪs/ for 1.

Astronomy. the Sextant, an equatorial constellation between Hydra and Leo.
(lowercase) a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the sixth part of an as, issued during the period of the Republic.

Origin of Sextans

<Latin sextāns;see sextant

Words nearby Sextans

sex-starved, sex symbol, sext, sextain, sextan, Sextans, sextant, sextern, sex test, sextet, sex-text
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Example sentences from the Web for Sextans

  • Sextans, seks′tanz, n. an ancient Roman bronze coin, worth one-sixth of the as.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

  • We may just glance at two double stars in the small constellation of Sextans, situated under Leo.

    Pleasures of the telescope|Garrett Serviss

  • The people buried him by the contribution of a sextans from each person.

    The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius

British Dictionary definitions for Sextans

Sextans
/ (ˈsɛkstənz) /

noun Latin genitive Sextantis (sɛksˈtæntɪs)

a faint constellation lying on the celestial equator close to Leo and Hydra

Word Origin for Sextans

New Latin: sextant
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