sextant in Arabic
سُدْس suds
/ˈsɛk.stənt/
sextant in Arabic: سُدْس (suds), سُدُس (sudus). In English, sextant means a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
Arabic words for sextant
- navigational instrument
- سُدْس suds, سُدُس sudus
English meaning of sextant
- noun A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- noun One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
- noun One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth.
- noun A radial cell division of segments in three series, a sixth part of the original.
sextant in other languages
Questions about sextant in Arabic
- What is the meaning of sextant in Arabic?
- Sextant in Arabic is سُدْس (suds), سُدُس (sudus).
- ما معنى كلمة sextant؟
- Sextant: سُدْس (suds), سُدُس (sudus).
- What does sextant mean in English?
- Sextant means a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
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