an
instrument used by navigators, surveyors, etc., to
measure the angular distance between two objects.
an
instrument used by navigators, etc., to
measure angular distance between two objects. But even so, if somebody had borne down on him
like mad for the
definition of every
word that he was stumbling across in the direction of
bridge building, he should be able to go out and unroll his sextant and transit and get to
work.
- Studying Data Assimilation (9 July 64) [ILLO OF A SEXTANT] a
hand instrument for measuring either horizontal or vertical angles. Sextants are used by navigators to find a
ship's
position in relation to a heavenly
body such as the
sun, a
star, etc., and by engineers in surveying (finding and recording heights, locations and directions). But even so, if somebody had borne down on him
like mad for the
definition of every
word that he was stumbling across in the direction of
bridge building, he should be able to go out and unroll his sextant and transit and get to
work.
an
instrument used by navigators for measuring the angular distance of the
sun, a
star, etc., from the horizon, as in finding the
position of a
ship.