quadrant

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noun

Plural noun:

quadrantsquadraunt

1.
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
2.
(mathematics) One of 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.
5.
(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
6.
(obsolete)A square or quadrangle.

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Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (fourth part of something, quarter). quadrans.