English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of quadrant

quadrant

/noun/ वृत्त का चतुर्थ भाग; कोण नापने का यंत्र; कोण बनाने का यंत्र; कोण मापनेवाला; कोण नापनेवाला; वृत्त-खंड

Synonym inclinometer; protractor; sector;

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English Dictionary:

1. Quadrant

[n.]

- The fourth part; the quarter.
- The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90¡, or one subtending a right angle at the center.
- One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower right-hand part the fourth quadrant.
- An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction.