QUINTANT


Meaning of QUINTANT in English

/kwin"tnt/ , n. Navig.

a sextant having an arc equal to one fifth of a circle.

[ 1675-85; quint- ( quintus FIFTH) + -ant (as in quadrant ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .