sextant | Amarkosh

Meaning of word sextant from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees.

Meaning : A measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects. Resembles an octant.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

submaxilla (noun)
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.