cuadrante

Definitions of cuadrante
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
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    type of:
    instrumento de medición, instrumento de medida
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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    type of:
    área
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  3. noun
    a quarter of the circumference of a circle
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    type of:
    línea
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  4. noun
    the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
    synonyms: ángulo recto
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    antonyms:
    oblicuidad
    an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
    type of:
    ángulo
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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