quadrant
QUADRANT
The fourth part quadrans; quarta pars.
An instrument for taking altitudes *quadrans (technical term).
The fourth part quadrans; quarta pars.
An instrument for taking altitudes *quadrans (technical term).
quadrant:
I. O. E. the fourth part of anything = Lat. quadrans, tis, m.
II. Now only, the fourth part of a circle: quadrans (circŭli): tetrans circini, Vitr. 10, 11.
III. An optical instrument for taking altitudes: *quadrans (t. t.): perh. dĭoptra, Vitr. 8, 5 (6), 1.
I. O. E. the fourth part of anything = Lat. quadrans, tis, m.
II. Now only, the fourth part of a circle: quadrans (circŭli): tetrans circini, Vitr. 10, 11.
III. An optical instrument for taking altitudes: *quadrans (t. t.): perh. dĭoptra, Vitr. 8, 5 (6), 1.