QUADRANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does quadrant mean?
• QUADRANT (noun)
The noun QUADRANT has 5 senses:
1. a quarter of the circumference of a circle
2. a quarter of the circumference of a circle
3. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
4. the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
5. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
Familiarity information: QUADRANT used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• QUADRANT (noun)
Meaning:
A quarter of the circumference of a circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
quadrant; right angle
Hypernyms ("quadrant" is a kind of...):
angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)
Meronyms (parts of "quadrant"):
grad; grade (one-hundredth of a right angle)
oxtant (a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant)
Holonyms ("quadrant" is a part of...):
straight angle (an angle of 180 degrees)
Meaning:
A quarter of the circumference of a circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
quarter-circle; quadrant
Hypernyms ("quadrant" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Meaning:
Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("quadrant" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Meaning:
The area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("quadrant" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quadrant" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
