kuadran

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kwadrant, from French quadrant, from Latin quadrāns (“fourth part of something, quarter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkua̯dran/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ad‧ran
  • Rhymes: -ran, -an, -n

Noun

kuadran (plural kuadran-kuadran)

  1. quadrant:
    1. (mathematics) one of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis
    2. (geometry) one fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°
    3. (nautical) a measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude

Synonyms

  • (of the Cartesian plane): sukuan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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