- sextant
- ['sekstənt]
- n. 六分仪(航海定向仪器);圆的六分之一
参考例子
- 1.Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.
- 另外的早期仪器还有六分仪和星盘。
- 2.Maria taught them to use the sextant, an instrument measuring the height of the sun from the horizon.
- 玛丽向他们传授使用六分仪的方法,这种仪器可以用来测算太阳距海面的高度。
- 3.an instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration.
- 测量天体角度的仪器;类似于六分仪但是带有度的刻度。
英文解释
- n.
- 1.a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- 2.a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an oc
网络释义
- sextant
- 六分仪; 六分仪座; 圆的六分之一; 六分仪星座;
- Sextans Sextant
- 六分仪座;
- gyro sextant
- 陀螺六分仪; 回转六分仪; 电动水平六分仪;
- surveying sextant
- 测量六分仪; 水道测量六分仪; 测量六分仪,水文地理测量六分仪; 水文地理测量六分仪;
- sextant altitude
- 六分仪高度; 六分仪高度六分仪高度;