Sextant

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Sextant

[zɛksˈtant]

Rhymes with ant

noun Sixtant · Sextant · Sextanten

optisches Messinstrument zur Messung von Winkeln anhand von fixierten Punkten Unter Zuhilfenahme eines Sextanten konnten Seefahrer früher die Position ihres Schiffes auf offenem Meer relativ genau bestimmen.
Similar: Spiegelsextant
Sternbild in der Nähe des Himmelsäquators

In English

sextant navigational instrument
Sextans dim spring constellation of the northern sky

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@misc{sextant_2026,
  title = {Sextant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/sextant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}