quadrant meaning
UK US /ˈkwɑdrənt/ 2 syllables
quadrant (noun): a quarter of the circumference of a circle.
quadrant has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
quadrant as a noun
- a quarter of the circumference of a circle
Synonyms: quarter-circle
Type of: line
- any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
Type of: area
- the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
Type of: area
- a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
Type of: measuring instrument
quadrant in a sentence
- The liver is in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
- Before astronomers had telescopes, they could only use quadrants to map objects in the sky.
- I gave Tom a quadrant.
How to pronounce quadrant
quadrant is pronounced /ˈkwɑdrənt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in NT · 8-letter words
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