quadrant en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- kwŏʹdrənt (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈkwɔd.ɹənt/ (Australia)
- /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- [ˈkwɔ̟d.ɹənt] (New-Zealand)
- kwŏdʹrənt (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- kwŏdʹrənt (New-Zealand)
- kwŏdʹrənt (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- kwŏdʹrənt (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
Meanings
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One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
Ops wanted some initiative, blew up their entire quadrant. I'm movin' like Oppenheimer.
2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 02:45 from the start, in dracula flow 3 (comedy):Kids, I swear, I'm gonna love all of you, and equally. I'll be dividing my love into seven equal sections, or "Love Quadrants". Each quadrant will be worth 15 "Love Units" represented by these small brass marbles. You may use these marbles as currency amongst yourselves. Collect 35 "Love Units", you can trade those in for a beach towel with my face on it.
2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 4 (black comedy, surreal comedy), spoken by Xavier (Vernon Chatman):
- One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
- (qualifier:college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quadraunt | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| quadrants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Gunter's quadrant · quadrantic · interquadrant · abdominal quadrant · quadrantly · four-quadrant · quadrantlike · quadrantanopia · quadrantectomy · quadrant plate
Hypernyms
Relateds
Translations (63)
nl kwadrant (fourth of a circle) · ca quadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · ca quadrant (measuring device) · sv kvadrant (fourth of a circle) · hu negyed (region of the Cartesian plane) · pt quadrante (fourth of a circle) · bg квадранд (measuring device) · bg квадрант (section) · hu kvadráns (fourth of a circle) · sv kvadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · id kuadran (measuring device) · id kuadran (fourth of a circle) · nl kwadrant (measuring device) · pl kwadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · id kuadran (region of the Cartesian plane) · fi kvadrantti (region of the Cartesian plane) · tl kapatan (section) · fi kvadrantti (fourth of a circle) · bg квадрант (region of the Cartesian plane) · pl kwadrant (measuring device) · fa چارک (measuring device) · ca quadrant (section) · no kvadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · nl kwadrant (section) · cmn 象限 (region of the Cartesian plane) · ru квадра́нт (fourth of a circle) · fi kvadrantti (section) · cs kvadrant (fourth of a circle) · fa چارک (fourth of a circle) · id kuadran (section) · pt quadrante (measuring device) · ru квадра́нт (region of the Cartesian plane) · pt quadrante (region of the Cartesian plane) · fi kvadrantti (measuring device) · pt quadrante (section) · de Quadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · de Quadrant (measuring device) · fr quadrant (section) · ko 사분면 (region of the Cartesian plane) · fa چارک (region of the Cartesian plane) · ota آینه (measuring device) · fa چارک (section) · cs kvadrant (measuring device) · ca quadrant (fourth of a circle) · ru квадра́нт (measuring device) · sv kvadrant (section) · hu kvadráns (measuring device) · cs kvadrant (section) · tl kapatan (region of the Cartesian plane) · fr quadrant (measuring device) · cs kvadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · bg квадрант (fourth of a circle) · tl kapatan (fourth of a circle) · ru квадра́нт (section) · ja 象限 (region of the Cartesian plane) · th จตุภาค (region of the Cartesian plane) · ka კვადრანტი (section) · hu kvadráns (section) · fr quadrant (fourth of a circle) · fr quadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) · no kvadrant (section) · es cuadrante (fourth of a circle) · hu körnegyed (fourth of a circle)