វគ្គជំនាញកុំព្យូទ័រ
ចំណេះដឹងទូទៅ
ម្ហូបអាហារ
កំប្លែង
ទស្សន៍ទាយ
តូច
មធ្យម
ធំ
Sextant
noun
1.
(an
instrument
used
in
navigating
and
surveying
,
used
by a
navigator
to
measure
the
angle
between
the
horizon
and the
sun
or a
star
. With
these
measurements
he can
find
his
position
[
latitude
and
longitude
])
សិចស្ដង់ (បរិធានធ្វើនាវាចរម៉្យាង), មួយភាគ៦ នៃមណ្ឌល, ធ្នូមណ្ឌល៦០អង្សា, កម្ពស់តារា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The
sixth
part
of a
circle
.
2.
An
instrument
for
measuring
angular
distances
between
objects
, --
used
esp
. at
sea
, for
ascertaining
the
latitude
and
longitude
. It is
constructed
on the
same
optical
principle
as Hadley's
quadrant
,
but
usually
of
metal
, with a
nicer
graduation
,
telescopic
sight
, and
its
arc
the
sixth
, and
sometimes
the
third
,
part
of a
circle
.
3.
The
constellation
Sextans
.