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Italian
Etymology
From Latin quadrantem.
Noun
quadrante m (plural quadranti)
- face (of a clock)
- quadrant
Further reading
- quadrante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
quadrante
- ablative singular of quadrāns
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: qua‧dran‧te
Noun
quadrante m (plural quadrantes)
- (geometry, mathematics) quadrant (one of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines)
- (nautical, astronomy) quadrant (instrument used to measure angles of altitude)