sextant
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The sailors used a navigational sextant to determine their position at sea.
Definition:A sextant used for navigation on ships or aircraft.
From navigational sextant
Example:The sextant angle between the sun and the horizon was calculated to determine the latitude.
Definition:The angle measured by the sextant when used for navigation.
From sextant angle
Example:The sextant measurement was critical in confirming our location.
Definition:The act of measuring angles using a sextant.
From sextant measurement
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