Quadrant

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Noun

Quadrant (plural Quadrants)

  1. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
  2. (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.
  3. (geometry): One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
  4. (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.

Translations

section

fourth of a circle

measuring device

See also

ar:quadrant fr:quadrant zh:quadrant

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