quadrantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkwɒd.rənt/us/ˈkwɑː.drənt/quadrant noun [ C ] (QUARTER)
specialized mathematics a quarter of a circle
a quarter of an area:
The river runs through the southwest quadrant of the city.
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Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- angle
- circumference
- corresponding sides
- crosswise
- diameter
- frustum
- hemisphere
- hypotenuse
- inclination
- line
- line segment
- node
- perimeter
- plane
- radius
- section
- side
- sin 1
- vertex
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Fractions
quadrant noun [ C ] (DEVICE)
specialized sailing 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
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Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- channel
- chart
- circumnavigate
- lane
- lighthouse
- nautical mile
- navigable
- navigate
- navigation
- navigational
- navigator
- refloat
- sea lane
- shipwreck
- sonar
- sound
- the doldrums
- wreck
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