sextile

[ sek-stil, -stahyl ]

adjective

1. Astronomy. noting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.

noun

1. Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
2. Astrology. a sextile position or aspect, conducive to mental stimulation.
3. Statistics. a quantile for the special case of six equal proportions.

sextile

/ ˈsɛkstaɪl /

noun

1. statistics one of five actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into six groups with equal frequencies
2. astrology astronomy an aspect or position of 60° between two planets or other celestial bodies

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextile¹

1550–60; < Latin sextīlis, equivalent to sext ( us ) sixth + -īlis -ile

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextile¹

C16: from Latin sextīlis one sixth (of a circle), from sextus sixth

Example Sentences

Mars sextile Venus can cause friction with mates or business partners.

From The Daily Beast

The Sun sextile Jupiter, Tuesday and Wednesday, is subtly designed to keep you middle-grounded.

From The Daily Beast

He also changed the name of one of the summer months from Sextile to July, in honor of himself.

From Project Gutenberg

The good aspects are the trine and sextile; the evil being the semisquare, square, sesquiquadrate, and opposition.

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Hence the term bis-sextile as applied to every fourth year, commonly called leap-year.

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Now all planets are afraid of the conjunction of the sun, rejoicing in the trine, and sextile aspect thereof.

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Accidental dignities are when a planet is swift in motion, angular or in sextile aspect with Jupiter or Venus.

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