English words starting with sext

Meanings of Sext:

noun

A service forming part of the divine office of the western christian church, traditionally said (or chanted) at the sixth hour of the day (i.e. noon).

Usage examples:

A vow of celibacy would be the order of the day, although there is something called sext… a midday …

verb

Send (someone) sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone.

Usage examples:

One in nine brits sext their partner every day, a new survey has found

Meanings of Sextactic:

adjective

Relating to or involving a point of contact of the sixth degree.

Meanings of Sextain:

noun

In early use: = "sestina". later also more generally: any stanza or poem consisting of six lines.

Meanings of Sextains:

noun

In early use: = "sestina". later also more generally: any stanza or poem consisting of six lines.

Meanings of Sextans:

proper noun

A faint constellation (the sextant), lying on the celestial equator between leo and hydra.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation sextans.

Usage examples:

The star alpha sextantis

Meanings of Sextant:

noun

An instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation and surveying.

Usage examples:

Later, celestial navigation using sextants and fairly accurate clocks enabled absolute positioning,…

Meanings of Sextantal:

adjective

Of or relating to the ancient roman sextans; especially designating a system of currency based on this.

Meanings of Sextants:

noun

An instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation and surveying.

Usage examples:

Later, celestial navigation using sextants and fairly accurate clocks enabled absolute positioning,…

Meanings of Sextar:

noun

= sextary .

Meanings of Sextarius:

noun

= sextary 1b. compare "sester", sextar .

Meanings of Sextary:

noun

In ancient rome: a measure of capacity for liquids, equal to one-sixth of a congius. in the middle ages: a large measure for liquid, varying locally between 4 and 6 imperial gallons (18 and 27 litres).

Meanings of Sextennial:

adjective

Sexennial.

Meanings of Sextern:

noun

A quire consisting of six sheets of parchment or paper folded in two, so as to give twelve leaves.

Meanings of Sextet:

noun

A group of six people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

The jazz club presents a new sextet

Meanings of Sextets:

noun

A group of six people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

The jazz club presents a new sextet

Meanings of Sextette:

noun

A group of six people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

The jazz club presents a new sextet

Meanings of Sextettes:

noun

A group of six people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

The jazz club presents a new sextet

Meanings of Sextic:

adjective

Of the sixth degree or order; involving the sixth but no higher power of an unknown quantity or a variable.

noun

An expression, equation, curve, or surface of the sixth degree.

Meanings of Sextile:

noun

An aspect of 60° (one sixth of a circle).

Usage examples:

We find jupiter in sextile to neptune

Meanings of Sextillion:

number

A thousand raised to the seventh power (1021).

cardinal number

A thousand raised to the seventh power (10²¹).

Usage examples:

And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.

Meanings of Sextillions:

number

A thousand raised to the seventh power (1021).

cardinal number

A thousand raised to the seventh power (10²¹).

Usage examples:

And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.

Meanings of Sextipartite:

adjective

Drawn up in six copies; consisting of six parts or divisions.

Meanings of Sexto:

adjective

Designating a size or shape of paper produced by folding the original printing sheet to form six leaves, a page of this size or shape, or a book composed of such pages.

Meanings of Sextodecimo:

noun

A size of book page that results from folding each printed sheet into sixteen leaves (thirty-two pages).

Meanings of Sextodecimos:

noun

A size of book page that results from folding each printed sheet into sixteen leaves (thirty-two pages).