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Sextans¹

Where it comes from

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690. From Latin sextans, a "sextant" (nautical measuring implement)

proper noun

  1. A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

sextans²

Where it comes from

From Latin sextāns, from sex (“six”).

noun sextantes

  1. Ancient Rome A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as.

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name dim spring constellation of the northern sky

EspañolSextante
日本語六分儀座 Rokubungiza, ろくぶんぎ座 Rokubungiza
中文六分儀座 /六分仪座 Liùfēnyízuò
PortuguêsSextans
FrançaisSextant
DeutschSextant
ΕλληνικάΕξάς Exás
РусскийСекста́нт Sekstánt
العربيةالسُّدْس as-suds, السُّدُس as-sudus

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@misc{sextans_2026,
  title = {sextans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sextans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}