quadrant.
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
Meaning & usage
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
A square or quadrangle.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English quadrant, quadrante, from Latin quadrātum; form influenced by Etymology 1. Doublet of quadrat and quadrate.
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