Definitions
a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
Word origin
From Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
Used in a sentence
“Ops wanted some initiative, blew up their entire quadrant. I'm movin' like Oppenheimer.”
“There is an outcourt or quadrant, whereof one side is a gallery to walk in, being in length six hundred feet.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Old angle measure”8 letters
02“Quarter circle area”8 letters
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