QUADRANT
\kwˈɒdɹənt], \kwˈɒdɹənt], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of QUADRANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
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any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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a quarter of the circumference of a circle
By Princeton University
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the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
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any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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a quarter of the circumference of a circle
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The fourth part; the quarter.
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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.
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One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate 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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The fourth part; the quarter.
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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.
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One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate 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.
By Noah Webster.
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One-fourth of a circle, or an arc of 90 degrees; an instrument for measuring heights; an instrument for raising a cannon to the height needed for the desired range.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(geom.) The fourth part of a circle, or an arc of 90°: an instrument consisting of the quadrant of a circle graduated in degrees, used for taking altitudes.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The quarter of a circle, or an arc of 90; an instrument for taking altitudes; an instrument used for elevating cannon. Quadrant of altitude, a thin pliable strip of brass belonging to an artificial globe.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
