quarter
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1. (qtr or Q or Qr)
a traditional unit of
weight equal to 1/4
hundredweight. In Britain, one quarter equals 28
pounds (12.7006 kilograms); in the United States, one quarter equals 25 pounds (11.3398 kilograms). In the U.S., "quarter" is also used informally to mean 1/4 ton, or 500 pounds (226.80 kilograms).
2. (qtr or Q)
a civil unit of
time equal to 3 months or 1/4 year. The quarter is widely used as a time unit in business and economics. Given the layout of the Gregorian calendar in civil use throughout the world (see
year2), the quarter varies in length from 90 to 92 days
3 depending on its starting date.
3. (qtr or Q)
a unit of angle measure equal to 1/4 circle; another name for a quadrant.
4. (qtr or Q)
a unit of
angle measure, sometimes used at sea, equal to 1/4 of a compass point (see
point1). In this use, a quarter equals 2°48'45" = 2.8125° or
pi/64 = 0.049 087
radian.
5. (qtr or Q)
a traditional unit of
volume used for measuring grain. A quarter of grain is 8
bushels (about 282 liters, based on the U.S. bushel, or 291 liters, based on the British Imperial bushel), presumably because this quantity of grain weighs roughly 1/4
ton. This unit also known traditionally as the
seam.
6. (qtr or Q)
an informal unit of
distance equal to 1/4
mile, 2
furlongs, or 402.336 meters. This unit is used in athletics and horse racing.
7. (qtr or Q)
an informal unit of time equal to 1/4 hour or 15 minutes. This unit occurs in informal expressions of time, such as "quarter after 10" for 10:15.
8. (qtr or Q)
a unit of relative time used in sports, equal to 1/4 the total playing time of a competition. A quarter is 15 minutes in American football, 12 minutes in professional basketball.
9. (Q)
a unit of
distance equal to 0.25 millimeter. See Q, above, and
point2.
10. (qtr or Q)
a unit of
distance equal to 1/4
yard or 9
inches (22.86 centimeters). The quarter with this definition was frequently used in cloth measurement in medieval England, and it has continued to be used on occasion down to the present day. In particular, the English
ell was often described as being equal to 5 quarters. This unit is identical to the
span.
Dictionary of units of measurement.
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Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Quarter — (en. quarter „Viertel“, von lat. quartus „der vierte“) steht für: Vierteldollar (Vereinigte Staaten), die amerikanische Vierteldollarmünze Vierteldollar (Kanada), die kanadische Vierteldollarmünze Quarter (Maßeinheit), verschiedene Massen und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarter — [n1] one of four equal parts division, farthing, fourth, one fourth, part, portion, quad, quadrant, quartern, section, semester, span, term, two bits*; concept 835 quarter [n2] area, neighborhood barrio, bearing, direction, district, division,… … New thesaurus
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 (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Quarter — Quārter, engl. Getreidemaß (Imperial quarter) zu 64 Gallons = 290,79 l; Gewicht zu 28 engl. Handelspfund = 12,70 kg; Tuchmachermaß = 1/4 Yard = 0,2386 m; Münze in Nordamerika = 1/4 Dollar … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
