sextile Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sex"tile adjective

Etymology

F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six.

Definitions

1. (Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill.

Sex"tile noun

Etymology

Cf. F. aspect sextil.

Definitions

1. (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: <8star/. Hutton.