单词 | quadrant |
释义 | quadrant [`kwä·drǝnt] ANATOMY One of the four regions into which the abdomen may be divided for purposes of physical diagnosis. ELECTROMAGNETISM See <<international henry>> ENGINEERING 1. An instrument for measuring altitudes, used, for example, in astronomy, surveying, and gunnery; employs a sight that can be moved through a graduated 90° arc. 2. A lever that can move through a 90° arc. MATHEMATICS 1. A quarter of a circle; either an arc of 90° or the area bounded by such an arc and the two radii. 2. Any of the four regions into which the plane is divided by a pair of coordinate axes. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A device for converting horizontal reciprocating motion to vertical reciprocating motion. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE A casting, forging, or built-up frame in the shape of a sector of a circle attached to the rudder stock and through which the steering gear leads turn the rudder. NAVIGATION One of the four areas between consecutive equisignal zones of a four course radio range station. OPTICS A double-reflecting instrument for measuring angles, used primarily for measuring altitudes of celestial bodies; the instrument was replaced by the sextant. PHYSIOLOGY A sector of one-fourth of the field of vision of one or both eyes. |
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