Sextans

[sek-stuhnz]

noun

genitive

Sextantis 

1. Astronomy.,  the Sextant, an equatorial constellation between Hydra and Leo.

2. (lowercase),  a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the sixth part of an as, issued during the period of the Republic.

Sextans

/ ˈsɛkstənz /

noun

1. a faint constellation lying on the celestial equator close to Leo and Hydra

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sextans¹

< Latin sextāns; sextant

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sextans¹

New Latin: _sextant