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Roman vs Sextans - What's the difference?

roman | sextans |

As an adjective roman

is (of type) upright, as opposed to italic.

As a noun sextans is

(historical|roman antiquity) a roman coin worth one sixth of an as.

roman

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of type) Upright, as opposed to italic.
  • (of text, computing) Of or related to the Latin alphabet.

    • Antonyms

    * (upright) italic, italicised, italicized * (upright) oblique, slanted, sloped * (Western European) non-Latin, Central European

    Derived terms

    * Times Roman (proprietary) * Times New Roman (proprietary)

    Anagrams

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    sextans

    English

    (Sextans)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

    • Derived terms

    * Sextantis