quadrantal

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noun

An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.

“quadrantal space/triangle/versor”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

quadrantal1

nounquadrantal (plural quadrantals)

plural quadrantals

  1. An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.

quadrantal2

adjectivequadrantal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeometryOf or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.

    quadrantal space/triangle/versor

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Origin

quadrantal · noun

  1. Latinquadrantal
  2. Englishquadrantal

From Latin quadrantal.

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quadrantal · adjective

  1. Latinquadrantālis“quarter, containing the fourth part of a measure”
  2. Englishquadrantal

From Latin quadrantālis (“quarter, containing the fourth part of a measure”).

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APA

quadrantal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantal

MLA

“quadrantal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrantal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantal.

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