Sex

seks, n. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female; physical difference between male and female; one of the2groups of organic beings formed on the distinction ot male and female. (Bot.) The distinguishing peculiarity of plants, as staminate or pistillate; one of the groups founded on this distinction. Womankind; females, — soused by way of emphasis. — Sex'ual, sek's hoo-al, a. Pert, to sex or the sexes; distinguishing sex; relating to. proceed sun, cube, full; moon, fdot; cow, oil ing from, or based upon the distinctive organs, characteristics, or offices of the sexes. — Sexealigt, n; (i',ot.) One who cla ifies plants by the sexual or LimiEean system.— Sexuality, n. State or quality ot being distinguished by sex. a Sexagenary, seks-ajeor seks'a-je-na-ri, a. Pert, to, or designating, the number 60; proceeding by 60s. — — Sex'agena'rian, -rT-an, n. A person 60 years old. — Sexages'ima, -jes'T-ma, n. (Eccl.) The 2d Sunday n. before Lent, the next to Shrove -Tuesday, being about the 60th day before Easter.— Sexagesimal, a. Pert, to, or founded on, the number 60. — Sexan'gular, a. Having 6 angles; hexagonal. — Sexan'gularly, adv. With 6 angles; hexagonally. — Sexen'nial, -nT-al, a. Lasting 6 years, or happening once in 6 years.— Sex'fid, Sex'ind, a. (Bot.) Six-cleft; divided into 6 parts. — Sexr tain, -tan, n. A stanza of 6 lines. — Sex'tant, n. (Math.) The 6th part of a circle. An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, esp. for observing the altitude, etc., of celestial bodies in determining latitude and longitude at sea.— SextilKion, -til'yun, n. According to Eng. notation, the product of a million involved to the 6th power, or the number expre ed by a unit with 17 36 ciphers annexed; according to the common or French, the number expre ed by a unit with 21 ci- 7 phers annexed. See Numeration. — Sextodecimo, 7 -to-des'I-mo, a. Formed of sheets folded so as to make 16 leaves; 16mo; of, or equal to, the size of; sheets so folded. — n.; pi. -mos, -moz. A book composed of sheets folded so as to make 16 leaves, or 32 pages; the size of a book thus composed, usually indicated thus: 16mo, 16°. — Sex'tuple, -tu-pl, a. Six times as much; sixfold. (Mm.) Having 6 parts.