sextant是什么意思音标:英 ['sekstənt]美 [ˈsɛkstənt]

n. 六分仪

n. a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
n. a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

sextant的用法和例句：

1.Boy, does that ever look beautiful in the sextant.

哇 在六分仪上看也特别漂亮

2.The lodestar upon whom the sextant of my heart is set.

是指引我心灵方向的北极星

3.There's an antique sextant that will help you triangulate where the first piece is.

有个古董六分仪 能帮你们三角定位第一部分的位置