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Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space.
  2. n. A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubic foot, each side being a Roman square foot; -- used as a measure.
  3. n. A cube.
  4. Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space. Quadrantal triangle, a spherical triangle having one side equal to a quadrant or arc of 90º. -- Quadrantal versor, a versor that expresses rotation through one right angle. 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubic foot, each side being a Roman square foot; -- used as a measure. 2. A cube. [R.]
  5. Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourthpart of a circle; as, quadrantal space. Quadrantal triangle, aspherical triangle having one side equal to a quadrant or arc of 90º.-- Quadrantal versor, a versor that expresses rotation through oneright angle.
  6. a. Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space. n. A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubic foot, each side being a Roman square foot; -- used as a measure. n. A cube.