'Sextans' definitions:

Definition of 'Sextans'

From: GCIDE
  • Sextans \Sex"tans\, n. [L. See Sextant.]
  • 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant. [1913 Webster]