Spanish

Sextante

Proper noun

Sextante m

1. Sextans (constellation)

Synonyms

• Sextans

Galician

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