kvadrant — meaning in English

English meaning

• octant noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
• quadrant noun One of four sections created when an area is divided by two perpendicular lines.

Senses

kvadrant is used for these senses in English:

• octant (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

octant — full definition

1. noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
2. noun The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
3. noun The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant; one of eight divisions of a sphere by three orthogonal planes.
4. noun An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

quadrant — full definition

1. noun One of four sections created when an area is divided by two perpendicular lines.
2. noun A quarter of a circle, forming a 90-degree sector.
3. noun A historic instrument with a 90-degree graduated scale, used to measure angles such as a star's altitude.

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