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sekstant

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 575643 Last modified 03.03.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instrumentsmeasuring equipment - control equipment
  • mõõtevahend taevakehade kõrgusnurga horisondist või kaldasihtmärkide vahelise nurga mõõtmiseks
  • doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angular distance between two visible objects
navigatsiooninurgamõõtur preferred
Usage examples
  • Navigatsiooninurgamõõturit kasutati esmalt astronoomilise objekti ja horisondi vahelise nurga mõõtmiseks taevase navigeerimise eesmärgil.
sekstant
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  • Võõrsõna
sextant
Usage examples
  • The primary use of a sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

sekstant sekstandid
sekstandi sekstantide
sekstanti sekstante ~ sekstantisid

Etymology

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  • sekstant
    • Sextant 'sekstant'
      • sextāns 'kuuendik' ( Tycho Brahe umbes 1600 ) uusladinas 'sekstant'

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