sextante

See also: Sextante

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sextāns, from sex (“six”).

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

  1. sextant (navigational device)
  2. (geometry) sector with an angle of 60°

Latin

Noun

sextante

  1. ablative singular of sextāns

Portuguese

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

  1. sextant (navigational instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects)
  2. (geometry) sextant (one sixth of a circle)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sextāns, from sex (“six”).

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

  1. sextant
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