Quadrant
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Quadrant may refer to:
- A sector equal to one quarter of a circle, or half a semicircle, see Circular sectorCircular sectorA circular sector or circle sector, is the portion of a disk enclosed by two radii and an arc, where the smaller area is known as the minor sector and the larger being the major sector. In the diagram, θ is the central angle in radians, r the radius of the circle, and L is the arc length of the...
- The sectors of a two-dimensional cartesian coordinate system, see Cartesian coordinate system#Quadrants and octants
- A quadrant or section in a city street nomenclature system, see Address (geography)#Quadrants
- Quadrant (anatomy), a division of the abdominal cavity
- Quadrant (architecture)Quadrant (architecture)Quadrant in architecture refers to a curve in a wall or a vaulted ceiling. Generally considered to be an arc of 90 degrees - one quarter of a circle, or a half of the more commonly seen architectural feature - a crescent....
a building which arcs in 90 degree manner - Quadrant (astronomy)Quadrant (astronomy)Quadrant is a rectangular divisions on the celestial sphere that is used for finding constellations. The celestial sphere is divided into northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere with each hemisphere divided into four six-hour arcs. It is symbolized by using the capital letter N or S, followed...
, a rectangular division of the celestial sphere - Quadrant Cycle Company, 1899 manufacturers in Britain of the Quadrant motorcar
- Quadrant (instrument)Quadrant (instrument)A quadrant is an instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90°. It was originally proposed by Ptolemy as a better kind of astrolabe. Several different variations of the instrument were later produced by medieval Muslim astronomers.-Types of quadrants:...
, an angle measuring instrument - Quadrant (album), a 1977 album by Joe Pass and Milt Jackson
- Quadrant (motorcycles)Quadrant (motorcycles)Quadrant was one of the earliest British motorcycle manufacturers, established in Birmingham in 1901. Famous for their big singles, Quadrant pioneered many innovations that proved important for motorcycle development but struggled after the First World War and the company was wound up in...
- Quadrant (magazine)Quadrant (magazine)Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal. The magazine takes a conservative position on political and social issues, describing itself as sceptical of 'unthinking Leftism, or political correctness, and its "smelly little orthodoxies"'. Quadrant reviews literature, as well as...
, an Australian journal
- Quadrant Bus StationQuadrant bus stationSwansea bus station, or Swansea city bus station, is a bus station serving Swansea, Wales. It lies immediately to the west of the Quadrant Shopping Centre. The bus station also has a taxi rank to the south....
, Swansea Wales - Quadrant Shopping CentreQuadrant Shopping CentreThe Quadrant Shopping Centre is the principal under-cover shopping centre in Swansea, Wales. The centre opened in 1979. Since the 1980s it has been home to the Swansea Devil, a controversial carved wooden statue of the Devil....
, Swansea, Wales - Quadrant Park, a nightclub in Liverpool, Merseyside
- Quadrant:MKQuadrant:MKQuadrant:MK is the planned national centre for Network Rail, currently under construction in Milton Keynes. The complex, consisting of four linked buildings, is planned to accommodate 3,000 staff. Completion is anticipated in summer 2012...
, Network Rail's headquarters campus in Milton Keynes - HMS Quadrant (G11), a Second World War British/Australian warship
- First Quebec Conference, 1943Quebec Conference, 1943The First Quebec Conference was a highly secret military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian and United States governments. The conference was held in Quebec City, August 17, 1943 – August 24, 1943. It took place at the Citadelle and at the Château Frontenac. The...
(codenamed "QUADRANT") - Quadrant RecordsQuadrant RecordsQuadrant Records is an independent record label based in Lleida , Spain.They have released several records of genres like jazz, folk rock and singer/songwriter...
, an independent record label - Triumph QuadrantTriumph QuadrantThe so-called Triumph Quadrant was a "bitsa" designed and built in secret by Doug Hele in 1973. It was a 1,000 cc four-cylinder motorcycle made up from Trident parts...
, a four-cylinder motorcycle - Galactic quadrantGalactic quadrantA galactic quadrant, or quadrant of the galaxy, refers to one of four circular sectors in the division of the Milky Way galaxy.-Quadrants in the galactic coordinate system:...
, one of four circular sectors in the division of the Milky Way galaxy