sextile
/sek-stil, -stahyl/US // ˈsɛk stɪl, -staɪl //UK // (ˈsɛkstaɪl) //
六分位,六分区,六角形,六分位数
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : Astronomy. noting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.
n.名词 noun
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- : Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
- : Astrology. a sextile position or aspect, conducive to mental stimulation.
- : Statistics. a quantile for the special case of six equal proportions.
Examples
Mars sextile Venus can cause friction with mates or business partners.
The Sun sextile Jupiter, Tuesday and Wednesday, is subtly designed to keep you middle-grounded.
He also changed the name of one of the summer months from Sextile to July, in honor of himself.
The good aspects are the trine and sextile; the evil being the semisquare, square, sesquiquadrate, and opposition.
Hence the term bis-sextile as applied to every fourth year, commonly called leap-year.
Now all planets are afraid of the conjunction of the sun, rejoicing in the trine, and sextile aspect thereof.
Accidental dignities are when a planet is swift in motion, angular or in sextile aspect with Jupiter or Venus.
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