Plural of quadrant

regular plural

The plural of quadrant is quadrants.

Forms of quadrant

A triquadrantal triangle is one whose three sides are quadrants, and whose three angles are consequently right angles.From the entry triquadrantal
Percuss all quadrants for tones, using indirect percussion to assess density of abdominal contents (Fig. 13-11).2016, Susan F. Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens, Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 259. From the entry percuss
There are variations, like Al Held’s stark, existentialist compositions, with the canvas divided into quadrants.2007 August 31, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times. From the entry frostinglike
The septa in the cardinal quadrants are thickened and rhopaloid .2002, Palaeontologia Polonica - Issue 61, page 21. From the entry rhopaloid
In former days octants, quintants and quadrants were in general use.1944, Bart J[an] Bok, Frances W[oodworth] Wright, Basic Marine Navigation, Boston, M.A.; […]: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 242. From the entry quintant

noun One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
noun One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
noun One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.

What is the plural of quadrant?: The plural of quadrant is quadrants.
Is quadrant countable?: Quadrant is a countable noun.

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