quadrant

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• quadraunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin quadrantem, accusative singular of quadrāns (“fourth part of something, quarter”).

Noun

quadrant (plural quadrants)

1. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
2. (mathematics) 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) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

Translations

section

Catalan: quadrant (ca) m. Czech: kvadrant (cs) m. Dutch: kwadrant (nl) n. Finnish: kvadrantti (fi)

French: quadrant (fr) m. Norwegian: kvadrant (no) m. Russian: квадрант (ru) (kvadránt) m. Swedish: kvadrant (sv) c.

region of the Cartesian plane

Catalan: quadrant (ca) m. Czech: kvadrant (cs) m. French: quadrant (fr) m. German: Quadrant (de) m. Indonesian: Kuadran (id) n.

Japanese: 象限 (ja) (shōgen) Korean: 사분면 (ko) (sabunmyeon) Norwegian: kvadrant (no) m. Russian: квадрант (ru) (kvadránt) m. Swedish: kvadrant (sv) c.

fourth of a circle

Catalan: quadrant (ca) m. Czech: kvadrant (cs) m. Dutch: kwadrant (nl) n. Finnish: kvadrantti (fi)

French: quadrant (fr) m. Russian: квадрант (ru) (kvadránt) m. Swedish: kvadrant (sv) c.

measuring device

Catalan: quadrant (ca) m. Czech: kvadrant (cs) m. Dutch: kwadrant (nl) n. Finnish: kvadrantti (fi)

French: quadrant (fr) m. German: Quadrant (de) m. Hungarian: kvadráns (hu) Russian: квадрант (ru) (kvadránt) m.

See also

• octant
• sextant

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quadrāns (“fourth part of something, quarter”).

Noun

quadrant m. (plural quadrants)

1. quadrant

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French

Etymology

From Latin quadrāns (“fourth part of something, quarter”).

Noun

quadrant m. (plural quadrants)

1. quadrant

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Latin

Verb

quadrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of quadrō