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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
  1. 1
    • : Astronomy. noting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.