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quadrant¹

  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ UK
  • /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/ US, dialectal
  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ Canada, dialectal
  • /ˈkwɔd.ɹənt/ Australia
  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ New Zealand
  • [ˈkwɔ̟d.ɹənt] New Zealand

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.

noun quadrants · quadraunt

  1. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines. 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
  2. One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
  3. One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
  4. A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
  5. One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.

quadrant²

  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ UK
  • /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/ US, dialectal
  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ Canada, dialectal
  • /ˈkwɔd.ɹənt/ Australia
  • /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ New Zealand
  • [ˈkwɔ̟d.ɹənt] New Zealand

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English quadrant, quadrante, from Latin quadrātum; form influenced by Etymology 1. Doublet of quadrat and quadrate.

noun quadrants · quadraunt

  1. obsolete A square or quadrangle. There is an outcourt or quadrant, whereof one side is a gallery to walk in, being in length six hundred feet.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: right angle, quarter-circle, square, quarter, dial, electrometer, sector, magic, magical, pixie, radius, quad, section, segment, division, district

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noun section

Portuguêsquadrante
Françaisquadrant
Русскийквадра́нт kvadránt

noun region of the Cartesian plane

한국어사분면 sabunmyeon
日本語象限 shōgen
中文象限 Xiàngxiàn
Portuguêsquadrante
Françaisquadrant
DeutschQuadrant
Русскийквадра́нт kvadránt

noun fourth of a circle

Españolcuadrante
Portuguêsquadrante
Françaisquadrant
Русскийквадра́нт kvadránt

noun measuring device

Portuguêsquadrante
Françaisquadrant
DeutschQuadrant
Русскийквадра́нт kvadránt

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@misc{quadrant_2026,
  title = {quadrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quadrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}