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noun • a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration | ||||||||
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noun • an early form of sextant | ||||||||
| 33% | 6 | From Latin for “spoke”, a straight line from a circle’s centre to its circumference; an arm of a sextant or a starfish; a bone parallel to the ulna; or, a vein of an insect’s wing | ||||||
noun • the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere • a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere) • a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius • the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm • support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim | ||||||||
Relative Of A Sextant Crossword Clue
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OCTANT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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OCTANT
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