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Definition of quadrant

a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
a quarter of the circumference of a circle

Similar Words: quarter-circle, right angle

Part Meronyms: straight angle

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