Words Like QUADRANT
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3 Alternative Words Similar to quadrant
10 definitions of quadrant
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The fourth part; the quarter.
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The quarter of a circle; the arc of a circle containing 90°; also, the figure included between this arc and two radii drawn from the center to each extremity; the division of angular magnitude from zero to a right angle, or 90°.
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An astronomical instrument for measuring altitudes, of ancient origin, and consisting of a graduated arc of 90°, with a movable radius carrying sights, or the quadrant, carrying sights, might turn about a fixed radius.
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An instrument of navigation, for measuring the altitude of the sun, distinctively called the reflecting quadrant.
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An instrument used in giving a cannon or mortar the angle of elevation necessary to the desired range.
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In electricity, a name suggested for the practical unit of self-induction. Its value is 10 centimeters.
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In embryology, one of the four blastomeres or cleavage-cells in the four-cell stage of the ovum.
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A square or one of its sides.