transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwä-drənt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadrant-, quadrans fourth part; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : an instrument for measuring altitudes consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 degrees with an index or vernier and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction
b. : a device or mechanical part shaped like or suggestive of the quadrant of a circle
2.
a. : an arc of 90 degrees that is one quarter of a circle
b. : the area bounded by a quadrant and two radii
3.
a. : any of the four parts into which a plane is divided by rectangular coordinate axes lying in that plane
b. : any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles
• qua·dran·tal kwä-ˈdran-t ə l adjective
[
quadrant 2
]