Sextans

Translation of "sextans" into Russian

Noun

/ˈsɛk.stænz/

sextans

sextantes pl

The navigator used a sextant to determine the ship's position at sea.

Штурман использовал секстант, чтобы определить положение корабля в море.

Noun

/ˈsɛk.stænz/

An ancient Roman coin, worth one-sixth of an as.

The museum displayed a collection of Roman coins, including a rare sextans.

Proper noun

A faint constellation on the celestial equator in the southern sky, representing a sextant.

Sextans lies between Leo and Hydra and is best seen in spring.