A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way

• The Arrow constellation
• Constellation between Cygnus and Aquila

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According to traditional Chinese uranography , the modern constellation Sagitta is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ ). The name of the western constellation in ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The keystone of an arch. 2 (context geometry English) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. 3 (context anatomy English) The larger ...

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Sagitta \Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.] (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt. (Geom.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from ...