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Quadrant

English

Noun

quadrant (quadrants )

  1. an angle of 90°, a quarter of a circle.
  2. a measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
  3. one of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.

Translations

  • Dutch: kwadrant n (1, 2, 3)
    kvadrantti (1, 3)
  • Swedish: kvadrant c (1,3)


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