sextant in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
sextant in Hindi हिन्दी
sextant in English
- sextant⇄sextant, noun.
1. an instrument used especially by navigators and surveyors for measuring the angular distance between two objects. Sextants are used at sea to measure the altitude of the sun or a star in order to determine latitude and longitude. - Sextant⇄Sextant, noun. Sextans.