quad
rant
Plural
quadrants
1
a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
2
one-fourth of a circle, formed by two perpendicular radii and the connecting arc
- Each quadrant of a circle represents one-fourth of the circle's area.
- The angle of a quadrant is 90 degrees because it is formed by two perpendicular radii.
- In a pie chart, each section can be divided into quadrants for detailed analysis.
- The students were asked to color one quadrant of the circle in their geometry class.
- The quadrant shape is often used in various engineering and architectural designs.
3
any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
4
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
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