Sextant vs. Quadrant

Sextant vs. Quadrant — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sextant and Quadrant

Sextantnoun

(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

Quadrantnoun

One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.

Sextantnoun

(geometry) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.

Quadrantnoun

(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.

Sextantnoun

(dentistry) One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth. The front sextants go from canine to canine, and there are sextants on the right and left of these. See w:Periodontal examination.

Quadrantnoun

(geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.

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Sextantnoun

a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

Quadrantnoun

(nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

Sextantnoun

a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

Quadrantnoun

(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.

Quadrantnoun

a quarter of the circumference of a circle

Quadrantnoun

a quarter of the circumference of a circle

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Quadrantnoun

any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes

Quadrantnoun

the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle

Quadrantnoun

a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies