quadrant

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for quadrant

quadrant 🔊 /kwɑˈdɹʌnt/

quadrant : උස මැනීමේ යන්ත්‍රයක්

quadrant : කවයෙන් හතරෙන් පංගුව

quadrant : වෘත්ත පාදය

quadrant : පාදකය

quadrant : වෘත්තපාදය

quadrant : චතුර්ථ භාගය

quadrant : ක්වන්ද්‍රාන්තුව

quadrant : කෝණමානය

quadrant : චතුර්තභාගය

quadrant definition

Noun.

  1. The fourth part; the quarter.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.