Index of English words, starting with "se"

(1) - Sextans (n.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.
(2) - Sextans (n.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.

(1) - Sextant (n.) The constellation Sextans.
(2) - Sextant (n.) 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. See Quadrant.
(3) - Sextant (n.) The sixth part of a circle.

(1) - Sextet (n.) Alt. of Sextetto

(1) - Sextile (n.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: /.
(2) - Sextile (a.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees.