quadrantal

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Etymology 1

From Latin quadrantal.

Noun

quadrantal (plural quadrantals)

  1. An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.
  2. cube

Etymology 2

From Latin quadrantālis (“quarter, containing the fourth part of a measure”).

Adjective

quadrantal (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.
    quadrantal space; quadrantal triangle; quadrantal versor
Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

quadrantal n (genitive quadrantālis); third declension

  1. quadrantal (a unit of volume for liquids; one quadrantal is 8 congiī or approximately 26 litres)
    Synonym: amphora f
  2. (geometry, rare) cube
    Synonym: cubus m

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative quadrantal quadrantālia
genitive quadrantālis quadrantālium
dative quadrantālī quadrantālibus
accusative quadrantal quadrantālia
ablative quadrantālī quadrantālibus
vocative quadrantal quadrantālia

References

  • “quadrantal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quadrantal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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