sextant

As proper nouns the difference between communion and sextant

is that communion is the sacrament of holy communion while sextant is (astronomy) the constellation sextans.

As a noun asteroid

is asteroid.

As a proper noun sextant is

(astronomy) the constellation sextans.

As a noun fathometer

is (nautical) a depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.

As a proper noun sextant is

(astronomy) the constellation sextans.

As a proper noun sextant is

(astronomy) the constellation sextans.

As nouns the difference between sextan and sextant

is that sextan is such a fever while sextant is a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

As an adjective sextan

is that recurs on the sixth day.

As a proper noun Sextant is

the constellation Sextans.

As nouns the difference between sextant and sectant

is that sextant is a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude while sectant is one of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.

As a proper noun Sextant

is the constellation Sextans.

As a noun sextant

is a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

As a proper noun Sextant

is the constellation Sextans.

As an adjective extant is

still in existence.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a proper noun sextant is

(astronomy) the constellation sextans.

As nouns the difference between sextant and compass

is that sextant is a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude while compass is a magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

As a proper noun Sextant

is the constellation Sextans.

As a verb compass is

to surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.

As an adverb compass is

in a circuit; round about.