26984 words

quadrant

4 definitions • 1 example
1
a quarter of a circle
2
a quarter of an area:

Examples:

The river runs through the southwest quadrant of the city.
3
a device for measuring the height of stars in the sky that was used in the past for calculating directions when travelling across the sea
4
one of four rectangular areas that a coordinate plane (= area with vertical and horizontal measures) is divided into

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