Quadrant Meaning
/ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
nounOne of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
Sentence Examples
The liver is in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
I gave Tom a quadrant.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The coordinate plane has four sections, and the point with negative x and positive y lies in the second ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map was divided into four sections and the target was located in the upper right ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Xavier (Vernon Chatman):
"Ops wanted some initiative, blew up their entire quadrant. I'm movin' like Oppenheimer."
— 2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 02:45 from the start, in dracula flow 3:
"There is an outcourt or quadrant, whereof one side is a gallery to walk in, being in length six hundred feet."
— 1852, Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses, page 52:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The coordinate plane has four sections, and the point with negative x and positive y lies in the second ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map was divided into four sections and the target was located in the upper right ____.