Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadrant

/ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: quad-rant
IPA: /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.

noun

One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.

noun

One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.

noun

A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

noun

One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.

noun

A square or quadrangle.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Kids, I swear, I'm gonna love all of you, and equally. I'll be dividing my love into seven equal sections, or "Love Quadrants". Each quadrant will be worth 15 "Love Units" represented by these small brass marbles. You may use these marbles as currency amongst yourselves. Collect 35 "Love Units", you can trade those in for a beach towel with my face on it."
"Ops wanted some initiative, blew up their entire quadrant. I'm movin' like Oppenheimer."
"There is an outcourt or quadrant, whereof one side is a gallery to walk in, being in length six hundred feet."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: quadrant, cadran, quadrāns, quadrātum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/
British English: /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

quadrants (plural) quadraunt (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

interquadrant quadrantanopia quadrantectomy quadrantic quadrantlike quadrantly

Phrases

abdominal quadrant four-quadrant Gunter's quadrant quadrant plate

Frequently Paired Words

octant sextant

Synonyms

quarter-circle

Questions

How do you pronounce quadrant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑ.dɹənt/.
What does quadrant mean?: One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
Where does quadrant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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