German Meaning of quadrant

Quadrant

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Definitions and Meaning of quadrant in English

Wordnet

quadrant (n)

a quarter of the circumference of a circle

any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes

the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle

a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

Webster

quadrant (n.)

The fourth part; the quarter.

The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90

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.

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

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Quadrant

a quarter of the circumference of a circle, any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes, the area enclosed by two perp

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quadrans => Quadrans, quadrangular prism => Quadra, quadrangular => viereckig, quadrangle => Viereck, quadragesimals => Quadragesima,