quadrante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quadrantem.

Noun

quadrante m (plural quadranti)

1. face (of a clock)
2. quadrant

Further reading

• “quadrante”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Noun

quadrante

1. ablative singular of quadrāns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [kwɐˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾɐ̃.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, 2008–2026
• “quadrante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026