quadrant
IPA: kwˈɑdrʌnt
noun
- One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- (mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
- (college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
- (obsolete) A square or quadrangle.
Examples of "quadrant" in Sentences
- Lower quadrant and upper quadrant.
- Quadrant is correct in this context.
- Ankeny is in the upper left quadrant.
- It is a decimal subunit of the quadrant.
- And anarchism is in the libertarian quadrant.
- The Elton's quadrant derived from the Davis quadrant.
- At Lothal it is in the southeastern quadrant of the site.
- An Elton's quadrant is a derivative of the Davis quadrant.
- Leader's quadrant is the quadrant for companies that are strong on both.
- I agree the exact delineation of the quadrant border IS trivial, however.