Brahe invented many instruments such as the Tyconian Quadrant which were widely copied and led to the invention of improved observational equipment.
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Quadrant
/ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/
Synonyms for "quadrant" (67 found)
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componentcontingentcrescentcross sectiondetachmentdetaildirection finderdivisiondolefigurefractiongaugegoniometergraphometerhalf circlehemicycleinstallmentinstrumentitem
Adjective(1 words)
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pantometerparcelpartparticularpercentageportionprotractorquarterquotaradiogoniometerrandom sampleremaindersamplesamplingsectionsectorsegmentsemicirclesextantshare
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subdivisionsubgroupsubspeciestheodolitetransittransit circletransit instrumenttransit theodolitetriangle
Noun(4 words)
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10 entriesfirst quadrantfourth quadrantleft lower quadrantleft upper quadrantmariner quadrantright lower quadrantright upper quadrantsea quadrantsecond quadrantthird quadrant
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6 entriesCartesian quadrantabdominal quadrantfirst quadrantquadrant planeright upper quadrantsecond quadrant
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The liver is in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
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A quadrilateral with all positive abscissas but all negative ordinates would fall into quadrant IV of the Cartesian coordinate plane.
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I gave Tom a quadrant.
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