a. [ F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six. ] (Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. aspect sextil. ] (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: ✶. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]