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sextile

/ˈsɛks.taɪl/

sextile adjective: of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Adjective

sextile (not comparable)

  1. Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Noun

sextile (plural sextiles)

  1. A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
  2. A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
  3. A sextile aspect or position.

sextile meaning in Bengali and Persian

sextile in Bengali

এইভাবে প্রাপ্ত যেকোনো উপসেট, একটি সেক্সটাইল দিক, অবস্থান

sextile in Persian

statistics: six-quantile
سدس sods, ذاتالسدس zātossods, ششک šešak

Forms of sextile

pluralsextiles

Origin of sextile

From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).

Words formed from sextile

Words that rhyme with sextile

Questions about sextile

What does sextile mean?
Sextile means of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
What is sextile in Bengali?
Sextile in Bengali is এইভাবে প্রাপ্ত যেকোনো উপসেট, একটি সেক্সটাইল দিক, অবস্থান. See Sextile meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sextile?
Sextile can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce sextile?
Sextile is pronounced /ˈsɛks.taɪl/.

Words near sextile in the dictionary

  1. Sextian
  2. sextic
  3. sexticovariant
  4. sexticovariants
  5. sextics
  6. sextile
  7. sextiles
  8. sextillion
  9. sextillionaire
  10. sextillionaires
  11. sextillionfold

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