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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163482" /> == | |||
<p> (1): (n.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90¡, or one subtending a right angle at the center. </p> <p> (2): (n.) The fourth part; the quarter. </p> <p> (3): (n.) An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction. </p> <p> (4): (n.) One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower right-hand part the fourth quadrant. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78529" /> == | |||
<p> An instrument for taking altitudes, consisting of the graduated arc of a circle of ninety degrees. </p> | <p> An instrument for taking altitudes, consisting of the graduated arc of a circle of ninety degrees. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_163482"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/quadrant Quadrant from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_78529"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/quadrant Quadrant from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78529"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/quadrant Quadrant from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:07, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90¡, or one subtending a right angle at the center.
(2): (n.) The fourth part; the quarter.
(3): (n.) An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction.
(4): (n.) One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower right-hand part the fourth quadrant.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An instrument for taking altitudes, consisting of the graduated arc of a circle of ninety degrees.
