Added 9 October 2026
quadrant
/ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ noun
Latin root: quadrāns Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quadrant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A quarter of the circumference of a circle.
- Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes.
- The area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
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