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Definition of sext
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Sext (n.) The sixth book of the
decretals,
added by Pope
Boniface
VIII..
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Sixteenmo
::
Sixteenmo
(n.) See
Sextodecimo.
Octant
::
Octant
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
angles
(generally
called
a
quadrant),
having
an arc which
measures
up to 9O¡, but being
itself
the
eighth
part of a
circle.
Cf.
Sextant..
Decimosexto
::
Decimosexto
(n.) A book
consisting
of
sheets,
each of which is
folded
into
sixteen
leaves;
hence,
indicating,
more or less
definitely,
a size of book; --
usually
written
16mo or
16¡..
Sestine
::
Sestine
(n.) See
Sextain.
Intercalary
::
Intercalary
(a.)
Inserted
or
introduced
among
others
in the
calendar;
as, an
intercalary
month,
day, etc.; -- now
applied
particularly
to the odd day (Feb. 29)
inserted
in the
calendar
of leap year. See
Bissextile,
n..
Year
::
Year (n.) The time of the
apparent
revolution
of the sun
trough
the
ecliptic;
the
period
occupied
by the earth in
making
its
revolution
around
the sun,
called
the
astronomical
year; also, a
period
more or less
nearly
agreeing
with this,
adopted
by
various
nations
as a
measure
of time, and
called
the civil year; as, the
common
lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the
Mohammedans;
the year of 360 days, etc. In
common
usage,
the year
consists
of 365 days, and every
fourth
year
(called
bissext
Sextans
::
Sextans
(n.) A
constellation
on the
equator
south of Leo; the
Sextant.
Macrometer
::
Macrometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
the size or
distance
of
inaccessible
objects
by means of two
reflectors
on a
common
sextant.
Sextodecimo
::
Sextodecimo
(a.)
Having
sixteen
leaves
to a
sheet;
of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of
printing
paper when
folded
so as to make
sixteen
leaves,
or
thirty-two
pages;
as, a
sextodecimo
volume..
Divide
::
Divide
(v. t.) To mark
divisions
on; to
graduate;
as, to
divide
a
sextant..
Sextant
::
Sextant
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
angular
distances
between
objects,
-- used esp. at sea, for
ascertaining
the
latitude
and
longitude.
It is
constructed
on the same
optical
principle
as
Hadley's
quadrant,
but
usually
of
metal,
with a nicer
graduation,
telescopic
sight,
and its arc the
sixth,
and
sometimes
the
third,
part of a
circle.
See
Quadrant..
Sext
::
Sext (n.) The
office
for the sixth
canonical
hour, being a part of the
Breviary..
Sextodecimo
::
Sextodecimo
(n.) A book
composed
of
sheets
each of which is
folded
into
sixteen
leaves;
hence,
indicating,
more or less
definitely,
a size of a book; --
usually
written
16mo, or
16¡..
Sextaries
::
Sextaries
(pl. ) of
Sextar.
Sextary
::
Sextary
(n.) A
sacristy.
Sexton
::
Sexton
(n.) An under
officer
of a
church,
whose
business
is to take care of the
church
building
and the
vessels,
vestments,
etc.,
belonging
to the
church,
to
attend
on the
officiating
clergyman,
and to
perform
other
duties
pertaining
to the
church,
such as to dig
graves,
ring the bell, etc..
Sext
::
Sext (n.) The sixth book of the
decretals,
added by Pope
Boniface
VIII..
Sextetto
::
Sextetto
(n.) See
Sestet.
Observation
::
Observation
(n.)
Specifically,
the act of
measuring,
with
suitable
instruments,
some
magnitude,
as the time of an
occultation,
with a
clock;
the right
ascension
of a star, with a
transit
instrument
and
clock;
the sun's
altitude,
or the
distance
of the moon from a star, with a
sextant;
the
temperature,
with a
thermometer,
etc..
Hemina
::
Hemina
(n.) A
measure
of half a
sextary.
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