quadrant

英 ['kw?dr(?)nt] 美['kwɑdr?nt]

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復(fù)數(shù):?quadrants;

quadrant 四分之一圓，象限

quadr-,四分之一，-ant,形容詞后綴。引申詞義四分之一圓，象限等。

quadrant (n.): late 14c., "a quarter of a day, six hours," from Middle French quadrant, from Latin quadrantem (nominative quadrans) "fourth part," also the name of a coin worth a quarter of an as, noun use of present participle of quadrare "to make square; put in order, arrange, complete; run parallel, be exact," figuratively "to fit, suit, be proper," related to quadrus "a square," quattuor "four" (see four). The surveying instrument is first so called c. 1400, because it forms a quarter circle. Related: Quadrantal.

1. A symbol appears in an upper quadrant of the screen.: 一個(gè)符號(hào)出現(xiàn)在屏幕上方的一個(gè)象限里。

2. One quadrant of a circle contains all possible values of Zxy.: 圓的四分之一包括了所在可能的Zxy值.

3. The cells of the quadrant in turn become partitioned to from the eight - celled embryo.: 四分體細(xì)胞于是分裂形成八細(xì)胞胚.

4. That's right at the edge of the Burnham Quadrant, right?: 它就在波海姆象限區(qū)的邊緣, 對(duì) 嗎 ?

5. Physical examination is unremarkable except for tenderness over the left lower quadrant.: 對(duì)她的體格檢查除了腹部左下象限觸痛沒有其它明顯表現(xiàn).