quadrante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quadrantem.

Noun

quadrante m (plural quadranti)

1. face (of a clock)
2. quadrant

Further reading

• quadrante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

quadrante

1. ablative singular of quadrāns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [kwɐˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: qua‧dran‧te

Noun

quadrante m (plural quadrantes)

1. (geometry, mathematics) quadrant (one of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines)
2. (nautical, astronomy) quadrant (instrument used to measure angles of altitude)

Further reading

• “quadrante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “quadrante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025