quadrant

quadrant - noun

  • 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
  • A device or mechanical part shaped like or suggestive of the quadrant of a circle
  • An arc of 90 degrees that is one quarter of a circle
  • The area bounded by a quadrant and two radii
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

SpellingJoy score for quadrant

SpellingJoy Gematria

Mystic
231

Letter Values

Q
20
U
21
A
1
D
5
R
19
A
1
N
15
T
23

Etymology

Latin

Middle English, from Latin quadrant-, quadrans fourth part; akin to Latin quattuor four

Word family

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