Defenition of the word quadrant
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Defenition of the word quadrant
- One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- An instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90В°.
- an instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
- the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
- any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
Synonyms for the word quadrant
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- quarter-circle
- right angle
Meronymys for the word quadrant
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- arcdegree
- degree
- grad
- grade
- oxtant
- straight angle
Hypernyms for the word quadrant
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- angular unit
- area
- country
- line
- measuring device
- measuring instrument
- measuring system
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