Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the position of two celestial bodies when they are 60° apart.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In astrology, noting the aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees or two signs.
- noun The aspect of two planets, or of the sun and a planet, when they are at a distance of 60 degrees from each other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees.
- noun (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: ✶.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective astronomy Of or noting the
aspect or position of any twocelestial bodies separated by 60° . - noun statistics The specific term used for a
quantile of six equalproportions . - noun statistics Any of the subsets thus obtained.
- noun A
segment that is asixth of the whole. - noun astronomy A sextile aspect or position.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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You can follow any responses to this entry through the One Response to "The most mentions of" sextile "you'll find on the internet" art vandelay says:
mc79hockey.com 2010
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That there was this triple configuration on that day ” namely the sextile of Saturn and the Sun, the sextile of Mars and Jupiter, and the quadrature of Mercury and Mars, is proved by the change of weather; for after a frost of some days, that very day became warmer, there was a thaw and a fall of rain.”
Kepler Bryant, Walter W 1920
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The detail of the inconsistencies in the etymological treatment and in the alloseme/lemma status of the quintile and sextile that you mention is no less diabolical!
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The Universe supports your decision with a stellar sextile, the aspect of opportunity, from Venus to Jupiter on the 2nd.
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Dividing the zodiacal wheel by 3 (trine 120 degrees) and 6 (sextile 60 degrees)a harmonious relationship.
Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008
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The four planets are each linked to the next one by a 60-degree angle sextile aspect.
Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008
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Antinous, Nero Sporus, &c. The physicians refer this to their temperament, astrologers to trine and sextile aspects, or opposite of their several ascendants, lords of their genitures, love and hatred of planets; [4528]
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I tend to restrict aspect analysis to the following major five angles: conjunction, sextile one of my favs, square, trine and opposition.
HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000
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I tend to restrict aspect analysis to the following major five angles: conjunction, sextile one of my favs, square, trine and opposition.
HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000
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I tend to restrict aspect analysis to the following major five angles: conjunction, sextile one of my favs, square, trine and opposition.
HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000
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