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• Quadrant (instrument) — Ptolemy using a quadrant A quadrant is an instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90°. It was originally proposed by Ptolemy as a better kind of astrolabe.[1] Several different variations of the instrument were later produced by medieval… …   Wikipedia

• Quadrant (architecture) — [ corps de logis of Kedleston Hall] Quadrant in architecture refers to a curve in a wall or a vaulted ceiling. Generally considered to be an arc of 90 degrees one quarter of a circle, or a half of the more commonly seen architectural feature a… …   Wikipedia

• Quadrant — Not to be confused with quartile. Quadrant may refer to: A sector equal to one quarter of a circle, or half a semicircle, see Circular sector The sectors of a two dimensional cartesian coordinate system, see Cartesian coordinate system#Quadrants… …   Wikipedia

• Quadrant bus station — The Quadrant Bus Station (or Swansea Bus Station [cite web title=Swansea bus station plans approved publisher=City and County of Swansea date=2006 02 22 url=http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11516 accessdate=2008 07 04] ) is the bus… …   Wikipedia

• quadrant — Octant Oc tant, n. [L. octans, antis. fr. octo eight. See {Octave}.] 1. (Geom.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron. & Astrol.) The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quadrant — Synonyms and related words: adjunct, astrolabe, azimuth circle, azimuth compass, bevel, bevel protractor, bevel square, clinometer, component, contingent, crescent, cross section, detachment, detail, division, dole, fraction, goniometer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Dimasa people — The Dimasa people (or Dima basa, and also called Dimasa Kachari) are a group of people in Assam, in northeastern India Dimasa mythology says they are the children of Bangla Raja and the great divine bird Arikhidima. Bangla Raja s six sons… …   Wikipedia

• Dimapur — File:Nagaland1.jpg This article is about the municipality in Nagaland, India. For its namesake district, see Dimapur district.   municipal committee   …   Wikipedia

• octant — [ ɒkt(ə)nt] noun 1》 an arc of a circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or the area enclosed by such an arc with two radii of the circle. 2》 each of eight parts into which a space or solid body is divided by three planes which intersect… …   English new terms dictionary

• octant — n. 1 an arc of a circle equal to one eighth of the circumference. 2 such an arc with two radii, forming an area equal to one eighth of the circle. 3 each of eight parts into which three planes intersecting (esp. at right angles) at a point divide …   Useful english dictionary

• Unicode-Block Geometrische Formen — Der Unicode Block Geometric Shapes (Geometrische Formen) besteht aus 96 Symbolen und befindet sich im Bereich von 25A0 bis 25FF. Dieser Block enthält verschiedene geometrische Figuren, wie zum Beispiel Quadrate, Kreise oder Dreiecke.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia