quadrant

/หˆkwษ‘d.ษนษ™nt/

IPA: /K W AA1 D R AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.

  2. 2

    One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.

  3. 3

    One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90ยฐ.

  4. 4

    A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90ยฐ used in locating an altitude.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quadrant