'Sextile' definitions:

Definition of 'Sextile'

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  • Sextile \Sex"tile\, a. [F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six.] (Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sextile'

From: GCIDE
  • Sextile \Sex"tile\, n. [Cf. F. aspect sextil.] (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: ********. --Hutton. [1913 Webster]