sextile

[ sek-stil, -stahyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Astronomy. noting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.

sextile

/ ˈsɛkstaɪl /

statistics one of five actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into six groups with equal frequencies
astrology astronomy an aspect or position of 60° between two planets or other celestial bodies

Origin of sextile¹

1550–60; < Latin sextīlis, equivalent to sext ( us ) sixth + -īlis -ile

Origin of sextile¹

C16: from Latin sextīlis one sixth (of a circle), from sextus sixth

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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[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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