endless tangent screw sextant

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endless tangent screw sextant [′end·ləs ′tan·jənt ‚skrü ′sek·stənt]

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A marine sextant having an endless tangent screw for controlling the position of the index arm and the vernier or micrometer drum; the index arm may be moved over the entire arc without resetting, by means of the endless tangent screw.

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