Webster's Dictionary 1913

3862

Sexenary

Sex″e‐na‐ry (?), a. Proceeding by sixes; sextuple; — applied especially to a system of arithmetical computation in which the base is six.

3863

Sexennial

Sex‐en″ni‐al (?), a. [L. sexennium a period of six years, sexennis of six years; sex six + annus a year. See Six, and Annual.] Lasting six years, or happening once in six years....

3864

Sexennially

Sex‐en″ni‐al‐ly, adv. Once in six years.

3865

Sexfid

{ Sex″fid (?), Sex″i‐fid (?), } a. [Sex- + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.) Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary.

3866

Sexisyllabic

Sex′i‐syl‐lab″ic (?), a. [Sex- + syllabic.] Having six syllables. Emerson.

3867

Sexisyllable

Sex″i‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. [Sex- + syllable.] A word of six syllables.

3868

Sexivalent

Sex‐iv″a‐lent (?), a. [Sex- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (hem.) Hexavalent.

3869

Sexless

Sex″less (?), a. Having no sex.

3870

Sexlocular

Sex′loc″u‐lar (?), a. [Sex- + locular: cf. F. sexloculaire.] (Bot.) Having six cells for seeds; six-celled; as, a sexlocular pericarp.

3871

Sexly

Sex″ly (?), a. Pertaining to sex.Should I ascribe any of these things unto myself or my sexly weakness, I were not worthy to live. Queen Elizabeth.

3872

Sexradiate

Sex‐ra″di‐ate (?), a. [Sex- + radiate.] (Zoöl.) Having six rays; — said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of Spicule.

3873

Sext

Sext (?), n. [L. sexta, fem. of sextus sixtt, fr. sex six: cf. F. sexte.] (R.C.Ch.) (a) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary. (b) The sixth book...

3874

Sextain

Sex″tain, n. [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina.] (Pros.) A stanza of six lines; a sestine.

3875

Sextans

‖Sex″tans (?), n. [L. See Sextant.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

3876

Sextant

Sex″tant (?), n. [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six.] 1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle.2. An instrument for measuring angular ...

3877

Sextary

Sex″ta‐ry (?), n.; pl.Sextaries (#). [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex six.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, ...

3878

Sextary (2)

Sex″ta‐ry (?), n. [For sextonry.] A sacristy.

3879

Sextet

{ Sex‐tet″ (?), Sex‐tet″to (?), } n.(Mus.) See Sestet.

3880

Sexteyn

Sex″teyn (?), n. A sacristan. Chaucer.

3881

Sextic

Sex″tic (?), a. [L. sextus sixth.] (Math.) Of the sixth degree or order. — n.(Alg.) A quantic of the sixth degree.

3882

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.

3883

Sextile (2)

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: ⚹. H...

3884

Sextillion

Sex‐til″lion (?), n. [Formed (in imitation of million) fr. L. sextus sixth, sex six: cf. F. sextilion.] According to the method of numeration (which is followed also in the Unit...

3885

Sexto

Sex″to (?), n.; pl.Sextos (#). [L. sextus sixth.] A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.

3886

Sextodecimo

Sex′to‐dec″i‐mo (?), a. [L. sextus-decimus the sixteenth; sextus the sixth (fr. sex six) + decimus the tenth, from decem ten. See -mo.] Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or ...

3887

Sextodecimo (2)

Sex′to‐dec″imo, n.; pl.Sextodecimos (�). A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; — u...

3888

Sextolet

Sex″to‐let (?), n.(Mus.) A double triplet; a group of six equal notes played in the time of four.