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quadrant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quarter-circle |
| Type of | line |
quadrant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measuring instrument, measuring device, measuring system |
Examples of quadrant
quadrant
That quadrant has been the hardest hit in the $1.6 trillion hedge fund universe.
From the businessweek.com
One quadrant will have a slate wall for chalk art, an idea suggested by clients.
From the delawareonline.com
Tornadoes are most likely to occur in the right-front quadrant of the hurricane.
From the al.com
In the upper left quadrant is the famous intersection of Hollywood and Highland.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In quadrant house systems it lies on the cusp of the 4th house of the horoscope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The sensation of pressure in the front-right quadrant of my head felt hydraulic.
From the guardian.co.uk
Quadrant, which tests just about everything, gave it a score of 2430 on average.
From the techcrunch.com
Nine royal tombs were located in the north-eastern quadrant of the Rova grounds.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The next morning, I awoke to a headache in the back right quadrant of my skull.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A quarter of the circumference of a circle
- Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- The area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
- A measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
- A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length.
- Quadrant in architecture refers to a curve in a wall or a vaulted ceiling. Generally considered to be an arc of 90 degrees - one quarter of a circle, or a half of the more commonly seen architectural feature - a crescent.
- Quadrant is a rectangular divisions on the celestial sphere that is used for constellation navigation. The celestial sphere is divided into northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere with each hemisphere divided into four six-hour arcs. ...
- A quadrant is an instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90u00B0. It was originally proposed by Ptolemy as a better kind of astrolabe. Several different variations of the instrument were later produced by medieval Muslim astronomers.
- Quadrant is a 1977 (see 1977 in music) album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. It was re-issued in 1991 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.
