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    sextant

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    Definition
    (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees Definition
    (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
  •    Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sextant

    For proper sex, you have to be in proper longitude and latitude to each other..(Sorry for scurrilous mnemonic)

    SE(see)+EXTANT...tosee the extent of latitude and longitude

    The captain used a sextant to know to what extent the ship has travelled.

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    A SEXTANT is an INSTRUMENT for finding one's position by measuring the height of the sun etc (basically a navigation tool).

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