SEXTANS

Etymology

Proper noun

Sextans

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

Etymology

Noun

sextans

(historical, Roman antiquity) A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as.

Source: Wiktionary


Sex"tans, n. Etym: [L. See Sextant.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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