Engelsk substantiv: quadrant |
| 1. | quadrant (om sted) a quarter of the circumference of a circle |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | quarter-circle |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | line |
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| 2. | quadrant (om sted) any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | area, country |
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| 3. | quadrant (om sted) the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | area, country |
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| 4. | quadrant (om gjenstand) a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
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