Quadrant
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Noun
Quadrant (plural Quadrants)
- One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- (mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}): The four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- (geometry): One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}): A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
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Translations
section
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fourth of a circle
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measuring device
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