(adj) still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; ; - Edward Clodd, Ant. extinct, Example:extant manuscripts; specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk

nonextant

(adj) no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction; - G.B.Saul, Example:its nonextant original was written on vellum

sextant

(n) a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

sextant

(n) a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

extinct

(adj) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives, Syn. nonextant, Ant. extant, Example:an extinct species of fish; an extinct royal family; extinct laws and customs

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Extant

a. [ L. extans, -antis, or exstans, -antis, p. pr. of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out + stare to stand: cf. F. extant. See Stand. ] 1. Standing out or above any surface; protruded. [ 1913 Webster ]

That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Writings that were extant at that time. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extant portraits of this great man. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Publicly known; conspicuous. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

nonextant

adj. No longer existing; inaccessible through loss or destruction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Its nonextant original was written on vellum G. B. Saul

Sextant

n. [ L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six. ] 1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astron.) The constellation Sextans. [ 1913 Webster ]

Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case to make it more portable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

现存

[现存 / 現存, xiàn cún] extant; living; coming down to the present; in stock; in store #15390

留存

[留存, liú cún] to keep; to preserve; extant; to remain (from the past) #16584

失传

[失传 / 失傳, shī chuán] not transmitted; no longer extant; lost in transmission #28886

书经

[书经 / 書經, shū jīng] Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius; also called 尚書經|尚书经 or 尚書|尚书 or 書|书, See Also: 尚書經, 尚书经, 尚書, 尚书, 書, 书 #80471

吴越春秋

[吴越春秋 / 吳越春秋, Wú Yuè chūn qiū] History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls, See Also: 趙曄, 赵晔

尚书经

[尚书经 / 尚書經, shàng shū jīng] Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius

书迹

[书迹 / 書跡, shū jì] extant work of a calligrapher

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

現存

[げんそん;げんぞん, genson ; genzon] (n, vs) living; existing; Real Presence; extant #3251

アマシイラ科

[アマシイラか, amashiira ka] (n) Luvaridae (family containing 1 extant species of perciform fish similar to a surgeonfish)

エビスザメ属

[エビスザメぞく, ebisuzame zoku] (n) Notorynchus (genus of cow sharks in the family Hexanchidae whose only extant member is the broadnose sevengill shark)

オナガザメ属

[オナガザメぞく, onagazame zoku] (n) Alopias (genus of three extant thresher shark species in the family Alopiidae)

カグラザメ属

[カグラザメぞく, kagurazame zoku] (n) Hexanchus (genus of sixgill sharks in the family Hexanchidae comprised of 2 extant species)

カマヒレザメ

[kamahirezame] (n) snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata, species of Indo-West Pacific weasel shark and the only extant member of its genus)

カマヒレザメ属

[カマヒレザメぞく, kamahirezame zoku] (n) Hemipristis (genus of the weasel shark family Hemigaleidae with the snaggletooth shark as its only extant species)

セクスタント;セキスタント

[sekusutanto ; sekisutanto] (n) (obsc) (See 六分儀) sextant

ツノダシ属

[ツノダシぞく, tsunodashi zoku] (n) Zanclus (sole genus of the family Zanclidae containing the moorish idol as its sole extant species)

ツバクロザメ属

[ツバクロザメぞく, tsubakurozame zoku] (n) Isogomphodon (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae with one extant species known as the daggernose shark)

ツバメウオ属

[ツバメウオぞく, tsubameuo zoku] (n) Platax (genus of 5 extant species of Indo-Pacific batfish in the spadefish family Ephippidae)

ホホジロザメ属

[ホホジロザメぞく, hohojirozame zoku] (n) Carcharodon (genus containing the extant great white shark and the extinct megalodon shark in the mackerel or white shark family Lamnidae)

ラブカ科

[ラブカか, rabuka ka] (n) Chlamydoselachidae (family of frilled sharks whose sole extant genus is Chlamydoselachus)

レモンザメ属

[レモンザメぞく, remonzame zoku] (n) Negaprion (genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae containing the two extant species of lemon sharks)

六分儀

[ろくぶんぎ, rokubungi] (n) sextant

六分儀座;ろくぶんぎ座

[ろくぶんぎざ, rokubungiza] (n) Sextant (constellation)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Sextant { m } | Sextanten { pl }

sextant | sextants

übrig geblieben; übriggeblieben [ alt ]

remaining; extant

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