quadrantal

English

Etymology 1

Latin

Noun

quadrantal (plural quadrantals)

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

Etymology 2

Latin quadrantalis (“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
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