Vocabulary : Sexradiate to Sexteyn
Sexradiate : Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of Spicule.Sext : The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary. ;; The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface VIII.
Sextain : A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
Sextans : A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as. ;; A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.
Sextant : The sixth part of a circle. ;; An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant. ;; The constellation Sextans.
