GUNTER'S QUADRANT

Meaning of GUNTER'S QUADRANT in English

A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale.

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GUNTER'S QUADRANT — () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By …
Английский словарь Webster
GUNTER'S QUADRANT — a thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, ·etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. by it …
Webster English vocab
QUADRANT — ~, arc
English interlingue dictionary
QUADRANT — kwadrante
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUADRANT — noun see: four Date: 15th century 1. an instrument for measuring altitudes consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUNTER — biographical name Edmund 1581-1626 English mathematician
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUNTER — noun see gunter rig
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUADRANT — I. ˈkwädrənt sometimes ˈkwȯd- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadrant-, quadrans fourth part, quarter; akin to …
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QUADRANT — (n.) An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting …
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QUADRANT — (n.) One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part …
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QUADRANT — (n.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90!, or one subtending …
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QUADRANT — (n.) The fourth part; the quarter.
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QUADRANT — ( n. ) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90¡, or …
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QUADRANT — ( n. ) One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate axes. The upper …
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QUADRANT — — quadrantal /kwo dran"tl/ , adj. — quadrantlike , adj. /kwod"reuhnt/ , n. 1. a quarter of a circle; an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER — /gun"teuhr/ , n. Edmund , 1581-1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.
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GUNTER — /gun"teuhr/ , n. Naut. a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually …
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GUNTER — n. family name
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GUNTER — biographical name Edmund 1581-1626 English mathematician
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUADRANT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadrant-, quadrans fourth part; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four Date: …
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QUADRANT — noun the fourth part; the quarter. 2. quadrant ·noun the quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a …
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QUADRANT — [quad.rant] n [ME, fr. L quadrant-, quadrans fourth part; akin to L quattuor four--more at four] (15c) 1 a: an …
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QUADRANT — quadrant BrE AmE ˈkwɒdr ə nt AmE \ ˈkwɑːdr- ▷ quadrant|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUNTER — Gunter BrE AmE ˈɡʌnt ə AmE - ə r —but as a German name, ˈɡʊnt ə ‖ - ə r …
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QUADRANT — / ˈkwɒdrənt; NAmE ˈkwɑːd-/ noun 1. ( geometry ) a quarter of a circle or of its circumference (= the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUADRANT — ( quadrants) A quadrant is one of four equal parts into which a circle or other shape has been divided. …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUADRANT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the town's southwest quadrant EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Curves which are monotonic and contain …
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QUADRANT — (PART OF CIRCLE) [noun] [C] [specialized] - a quarter of a circle(figurative) The southwest quadrant (= quarter) of the M25, …
Cambridge English vocab
GUNTER — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1230 Total Housing Units (2000): 345 Land Area (square meters): 3890950 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
QUADRANT — A quarter. For example, the liver is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
English Dictionary of Medicine
QUADRANT — сущ. 1) мат. квадрант, четверть круга, шара 2) тех. гитара, большой трензель 3) дуга циркуля (математика) квадрант (четверть круга, шара, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUADRANT — n 1. 1> мат. квадрант ( четверть круга, шара, окружности ) 2> тех. сектор elevation quadrant - угол возвышения ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUADRANT — 1) квадрант 2) машиностр. (зубчатый) сектор 3) рычаг, поворачивающийся на 90° 4) авто переключатель скоростей, расположенный в рулевой колонке 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
QUADRANT — 1) квадрант 2) машиностр. (зубчатый) сектор 3) рычаг, поворачивающийся на 90° 4) авто переключатель скоростей, расположенный в рулевой колонке 5) машиностр. гитара; большой трензель 6) …
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QUADRANT — 1) квадрант 2) квадрантный 3) секторная качалка 4) геом. четверть 5) четверть круга 6) четверть шара • first quadrant angle — угол в первом квадранте - closed quadrant - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUADRANT — n 1. 1> мат. квадрант ( четверть круга, шара, окружности ) 2> тех. сектор elevation quadrant - угол возвышения ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUADRANT — 1) сектор 2) гитара; большой трензель 3) квадрант ( четверть окружности или круга ) • - change gear quadrant - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
QUADRANT — 1) сектор 2) гитара; большой трензель 3) квадрант (четверть окружности или круга) • - change gear quadrant - intermediate gear quadrant - notched quadrant - table tilt …
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QUADRANT — употребляется в сочетаниях - toothed quadrant
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
GUNTER — гуари
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
QUADRANT — 1) Квадрант 2) четверть - dangerous quadrant - quadrant depression - quadrant elevation
Англо-Русский морской словарь
QUADRANT — в соч. - brake lever quadrant - gear quadrant - lever quadrant - toothed quadrant
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
QUADRANT — сущ. 1) мат. квадрант, четверть круга, шара 2) тех. гитара, большой трензель 3) дуга циркуля (математика) квадрант (четверть круга, шара, …
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Etymology: Edmund Gunter Date: circa 1679 a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of length …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLOBEL, GÜNTER — born May 21, 1936, Waltersdorf, Silesia, Ger. U.S. cellular and molecular biologist. He earned his M.D. from Eberhard-Karl University and …
Английский словарь Британика
SLIDING GUNTER — noun : gunter rig
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Edmund Gunter died 1626 : a chain 66 feet long consisting of 100 …
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GUNTER RIG — noun also gunter ( -s ) Etymology: after Edmund Gunter died 1626 English mathematician; from its resemblance to an instrument …
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GUNTER IRON — ˈgəntə(r)- noun : a fitting on a gunter rig consisting of two double eyes united by side bars so that …
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GUNTER'S SCALE — () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented …
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GUNTER'S LINE — () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; …
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — () The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.
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GUNTER'S SCALE — A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER'S LINE — A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER'S CHAIN — The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JACKASS GUNTER — Naut. a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER'S CHAIN. — See under chain (def. 8a). [ 1670-80; named after E. GUNTER ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Etymology: Edmund Gunter Date: circa 1679 : a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUNTER'S SCALE — a scale invented by the rev. edmund gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at gresham college, london, who invented also …
Webster English vocab
GUNTER, EDMUND — born 1581, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Dec. 10, 1626, London English mathematician who invented many useful measuring devices, including a forerunner …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRASS, GÜNTER — Grass, Günter BrE AmE (1927– ) a German writer of ↑ novel s and plays with strong moral ideas. His …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIN — I. ˈchān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaeine, from Latin catena chain, brace; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SURVEYOR'S CHAIN — also called Gunter's chain measuring device and arbitrary measurement unit still widely used for surveying in English-speaking countries. Invented by …
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