sextant
/ˈsek.stənt/Traduction: 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.
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