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Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtæn.təl/
Definition:
1. The ordinal number symbol: 16.
2. The position in a sequence following the fifteenth (quintantal) element; the sixth (sextal) in the second decimal series.
3. Pertaining to a group, set, or division of sixteen (sextant) parts or members; relating to hexadecimal systems.
4. Denoting a value that constitutes a complete power of two (2⁴) in binary computation.

Significance:
• It defines the sixteenth (sextantal) position with systematic regularity and clarity.
• It emphasizes hexadecimal computing, binary powers, and base-16 numerical systems.
• It identifies memory addressing, color coding (hex colors), and computing architectures.
• It avoids incomprehensible and ambiguous pronunciations (homophones) common in irregular numeric forms.
• It simplifies expressions of order in computing, digital media, and binary-based mathematics.
• It improves precision in technological, computational, and design contexts involving the number sixteen (sextant).
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms “sixteenth” with a consistent Latinate ordinal form.

Related Ordinal Numbers: undantal (11th), duantal (12th), triantal (13th), quadantal (14th), quintantal (15th), sextantal (16th), septantal (17th), octantal (18th), nonantal (19th)
Cardinal References: undant (11), duant (12), triant (13), quadant (14), quintant (15), sextant (16), septant (17), octant (18), nonant (19)
Examples:
• "Configure the system to recite the sextantal memory address block."
• "In digital design, the sextantal color value represents a specific umbra in the palette."
• "The tournament advances to the sextantal round, featuring the top sixteen (sextant) competitors."
• "Adjust the sextantal parameter to match the hexadecimal encoding protocol."
• "The processor transmits data in sextantal word lengths for optimal efficiency."
sextantal by Dmitrio December 12, 2025
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an astronomical object used to check the longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of sun,moon,and stars.
In outings of astronomy class, that queer teacher took students on the ship and made them calculate distance between sea and sky by using sextant.
sextant by purinsy October 18, 2008
Sextant - A word, first, popularized after the release of the movie, Ed Edd n' Eddy's Big Picture Show, it's a device used to check the longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars.
"We can find the gag factory by using this sextant"
*PFFFFFFFFFFFFFT*
"What's so funny?"
"I didn't catch that, what is it called again?"
"It's a sextant, a device used to-
*HAHAHAHAHA* SEXtant!
sextant by Dick_Cheese69 May 29, 2016
A sextant is another word for antidepressants.
Antidepressants get called sextant often because of the fact that they lessen your desire for sexual intercourse with a partner, or with yourself.
Person 1: i have a lot of kids and my life is getting tiring.
Person 2: well it you're depressed maybe you should use a sextant
Sextant by anonymous March 17, 2022

Sètanta 

Sètanta is a cool dog like he is really, no hes actually a scary cat. Cu is like not as scary as other men so be nice to him rude people. Hes a pisces but he never shows a creative side. It was difficult for him to come up with a nickname for me bye.
"Sètanta is such a cool cat"
Sètanta by Yuimai January 14, 2021

sextanting 

When responding to undesired sexts or requests for nudes, the practice of sending various images of women and/or men holding or using an astronomical device called a sextant in lieu of ones' actual nudes.
Txt Creeper: Hey gurl, send me one of yo' nudes!

Girl: *An Image of a Woman Holding a Sextant*

Txt Creeper: Hey, are you sextanting me?!

Girl: .....
sextanting by rvanorth September 12, 2013

Sextangle 

The position or condition of you hair after having great, passion sex...NOT a polygon.
Julie's hair was in such a sextangle after seeing her boyfriend.
Sextangle by jeteye March 2, 2012
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