sextant
/ˈsek.stənt/Übersetzung: Ein Navigationsinstrument zur Messung des Winkels zwischen Himmelskörpern wie der Sonne und dem Horizont, um die geografische Breite und Länge zu bestimmen.
noun
C1formalcommon/ˈsek.stənt/A noun referring to a navigational instrument used to measure the angular distance between celestial objects, such as the sun and the horizon, to determine latitude and longitude.
- 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее навигационный инструмент, используемый для измерения углового расстояния между небесными объектами, такими как солнце и горизонт, для определения широты и долготы.
- 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un instrumento de navegación utilizado para medir la distancia angular entre objetos celestes, como el sol y el horizonte, con el fin de determinar la latitud y la longitud.
- 🇫🇷Nom désignant un instrument de navigation utilisé pour mesurer la distance angulaire entre des objets célestes, comme le soleil et l'horizon, afin de déterminer la latitude et la longitude.
- 🇩🇪Ein Navigationsinstrument zur Messung des Winkels zwischen Himmelskörpern wie der Sonne und dem Horizont, um die geografische Breite und Länge zu bestimmen.
- 🇵🇹Instrumento náutico usado para medir a altura dos astros acima do horizonte, determinando a latitude e a longitude em navegação astronômica.
- 🇨🇳六分仪，一种用于测量天体（如太阳）与地平线之间角距离的导航仪器，以确定纬度和经度。
- 🌐اسم يشير إلى آلة ملاحية تُستخدم لقياس المسافة الزاوية بين الأجرام السماوية كالشمس والأفق لتحديد خط العرض وخط الطول.
- Angular unit C1 formal scientific
A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees, representing one-sixth of a full circle.
- The sextant is used to measure angles up to 60 degrees.
- In geometry, a sextant is one-sixth of a circle.
- The ancient Greeks divided the circle into sextants.
🇷🇺Секстант🇪🇸Sextante (unidad angular)🇫🇷sextant (unité d'angle)🇩🇪Sextant🇵🇹Sextante🇨🇳六分仪🌐سُدْس دائرة
- Navigation instrument B2 formal scientific
A measuring instrument used in navigation to determine the angular distance between celestial objects, such as the sun and the horizon, to calculate latitude and longitude.
- The sailor used a sextant to find the ship's position at sea.
- Modern GPS has largely replaced the traditional sextant.
- He carefully adjusted the sextant to measure the angle of the North Star.
🇷🇺Секстант🇪🇸Sextante🇫🇷Sextant (instrument de navigation)🇩🇪Sextant🇵🇹sextante🇨🇳六分仪🌐السدس
- sextants plural form
- sextants' possessive plural form
- sextant's possessive singular form