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Re: Sextant Terms
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Oct 21, 20:50 -0600
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Oct 21, 20:50 -0600
On 21 Oct 2007, at 5:58 PM, Alexandre E Eremenko wrote: > Because most sextants actually have somewhat more that 60 degrees > arc:-) Fair enough. Sextant is now a universal word that encompasses many instruments. For the wordsmiths out there, I wonder if there was a different single word universal term ever proposed? A phrase such as "angle measuring device" works, but wordy phrases rarely catch on. Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---