Parola del giorno | Word of the day
As a boy in England I was taight that a compass found direction while the drawing instrument was "a pair of compasses".
I also wondered if sesto is related to sextant - also a device for measuring angles. Ciao
Hi there! I believe that il sesto and il sestante (sextant) are both related to the Latin word for "six." Il sesto is less used as a noun; il compasso is more common.
As a boy in England I was taight that a compass found direction while the drawing instrument was "a pair of compasses".
I also wondered if sesto is related to sextant - also a device for measuring angles. Ciao
Hi there! I believe that il sesto and il sestante (sextant) are both related to the Latin word for "six." Il sesto is less used as a noun; il compasso is more common.