Quadrant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Mathematics A circular arc of 90°; one fourth of the circumference of a circle.
  • n. Mathematics The plane area bounded by such an arc and two perpendicular radii.
  • n. Mathematics Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by the reference axes in a Cartesian coordinate system, designated first, second, third, and fourth, counting counterclockwise from the area in which both coordinates are positive.
  • n. A machine part or other mechanical device that is shaped like a quarter circle.
  • n. An early instrument for measuring altitude of celestial bodies, consisting of a 90° graduated arc with a movable radius for measuring angles.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
  • n. The four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
  • n. One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
  • n. A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The fourth part; the quarter.
  • n. The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90°, or one subtending a right angle at the center.
  • n. One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coördinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower right-hand part the fourth quadrant.
  • n. An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90°, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fourth part; the quarter.
  • n. The quarter of a circle; the arc of a circle containing 90°; also, the figure included between this arc and two radii drawn from the center to each extremity; the division of angular magnitude from zero to a right angle, or 90°.
  • n. An astronomical instrument for measuring altitudes, of ancient origin, and consisting of a graduated arc of 90°, with a movable radius carrying sights, or the quadrant, carrying sights, might turn about a fixed radius.
  • n. An instrument of navigation, for measuring the altitude of the sun, distinctively called the reflecting quadrant.
  • n. An instrument used in giving a cannon or mortar the angle of elevation necessary to the desired range.
  • n. In electricity, a name suggested for the practical unit of self-induction. Its value is 10 centimeters.
  • Four-sided; square.
  • Square.
  • n. In embryology, one of the four blastomeres or cleavage-cells in the four-cell stage of the ovum.
  • n. A square or one of its sides.
  • n. An oscillating arm attached to a spinning-mule to give a proper rotation to the spindles during the winding of the yarn on the cop.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
  • n. a quarter of the circumference of a circle
  • n. the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
  • n. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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