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Sextants vs Sextans - What's the difference?

sextants | sextans |

As nouns the difference between sextants and sextans

is that sextants is plural of sextant while sextans is a Roman coin worth one sixth of an as.

As a proper noun Sextans is

a dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

sextants

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    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