Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quadrant

4 senses of quadrant

Sense 1
quadrant, quarter-circle -- (a quarter of the circumference of a circle)
       => line -- (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)

Sense 2
quadrant -- (any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes)
       => area, country -- (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country")

Sense 3
quadrant -- (the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle)
       => area, country -- (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country")

Sense 4
quadrant -- (a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies)
       => measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device -- (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)