- quarter points
- точки, делящие окружность коронки на четыре части
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
quarter points
Смотреть что такое "quarter points" в других словарях:
quarter hour — noun 1. a. : 15 minutes b. : any of the quarter points of an hour listened apprehensively as the clock chimed successive quarter hours 2. : an hour a week for an academic quarter devoted to class meetings compare semester hour * * * … Useful english dictionary
quarter hour — noun Date: 1766 1. fifteen minutes 2. any of the quarter points of an hour 3. a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic quarter … New Collegiate Dictionary
quarter — [kwôrt′ər] n. [ME quartre < OFr quartier < L quartarius, fourth part < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 2. one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 3 … English World dictionary
quarter — ► NOUN 1) each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions. 3) a quarter hour. 4) a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents. 5) one … English terms dictionary
quarter — quar•ter [[t]ˈkwɔr tər[/t]] n. 1) one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided 2) cvb a fourth part, esp. of one (¼) 3) num one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents 4) num a coin of… … From formal English to slang
quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… … Universalium
quarter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. one of four equal parts into which something is divisible ; a fourth part < in the top quarter of his class > 2. any of various … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quarter note — A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Often people will say that a crotchet is one beat, however, this is not always correct, as the beat is indicated by… … Wikipedia
quarter — /ˈkwɔtə / (say kwawtuh) noun 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple. 2. Colloquial one of the segments into which a citrus fruit, as an orange or a mandarin, naturally divides …
quarter point — noun : quarter 19d * * * the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48 45 . Also called quarter. [1720 30] * * * quarter point, one fourth of the angular distance between two adjacent… … Useful english dictionary
Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
