quintant

noun

quin·​tant

-ntᵊnt,

-ntənt

plural -s

: a portable instrument similar to a sextant but with an arc of 72 degrees and capable of measuring angles of twice that

Word History

Etymology

quint- + -ant (as in quadrant)

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