quadrant
Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/
The English word “quadrant” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- A square or quadrangle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
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