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ALL meanings of quarter

quar·ter
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  • abbreviation Technical meaning of QUARTER crumb 3
  • adjective quarter being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. 1
  • noun plural quarter nurses' housing 1
  • adjective quarter being equal to only about one fourth of the full measure. 1
  • transitive verb quarter executed body: cut into 4 1
  • transitive verb quarter divide into four 1
  • transitive verb quarter house 1
  • noun Definition of quarter in Technology (data, jargon)   (Or tayste /tayst/) Silly suggested term for two binary digits. The term "quarter" has also been suggested, referring to the US 25-cent coin. This was once equal in value to two of the eight "bits" - pie-slice-shaped "pieces of eight" - into which Spanish silver crowns were cut to make change. 1
  • noun quarter Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 1
  • noun quarter 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. 1
  • noun quarter a fourth part, especially of one (¼). 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents. 1
  • noun quarter a coin of this value. 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of an hour: He stayed there for an hour and a quarter. 1
  • noun quarter the moment marking this period: The clock struck the quarter. 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of a calendar or fiscal year: The bank sends out a statement each quarter. 1
  • noun quarter Astronomy. a fourth of the moon's period or monthly revolution, being that portion of its period or orbital course between a quadrature and a syzygy. either quadrature of the moon. Compare first quarter, last quarter. 1
  • noun quarter (in schools, colleges, and universities) one of the terms or periods into which instruction is organized, generally 10 to 12 weeks in length. 1
  • noun quarter Sports. any of the four periods that make up certain games, as football and basketball. Compare half (def 3). 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of a pound. 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of a mile; two furlongs. 1
  • noun quarter one fourth of a yard; 9 inches. 1
  • noun quarter a unit of weight: one fourth of a hundredweight. In the U.S. this equals 25 pounds and in Britain 28 pounds. 1
  • noun quarter British. a measure of capacity for grain, etc., equal to 8 bushels, or, locally, to approximately this. 1
  • noun quarter the region of any of the four principal points of the compass or divisions of the horizon. 1
  • noun quarter such a point or division. 1
  • noun quarter any point or direction of the compass: The wind is blowing in that quarter. 1
  • noun quarter a region, district, or place. 1
  • noun quarter a particular district of a city or town, especially one generally occupied by a particular group of people: the Turkish quarter; an artists' quarter. 1
  • noun quarter Usually, quarters. housing accommodations, as a place of residence; lodgings. Military. the buildings, houses, barracks, or rooms occupied by military personnel or their families. 1
  • noun quarter Often, quarters. an unspecified part or member of a community, government, etc., that serves as a source of information or authority: He received secret information from a high quarter. 1
  • noun quarter mercy or indulgence, especially as shown in sparing the life and accepting the surrender of a vanquished enemy: to give quarter; to ask for quarter. 1
  • noun quarter one of the four parts, each including a leg, of the body or carcass of a quadruped. 1
  • noun quarter Veterinary Medicine. the part of a horse's hoof between heel and toe. 1
  • noun quarter Shoemaking. the part of a boot or shoe on each side of the foot, from the middle of the back to the vamp. 1
  • noun quarter Nautical. the after part of a ship's side, usually from about the aftermost mast to the stern. the general horizontal direction 45° from the stern of a ship on either side: Another boat is coming near on the port quarter. one of the stations to which crew members are called for battle, emergencies, or drills. the part of a yard between the slings and the yardarm. quarter point. 1
  • noun quarter Heraldry. any of the four equal areas into which an escutcheon may be divided by a vertical and a horizontal line passing through the center. any of the variously numbered areas into which an escutcheon may be divided for the marshaling of different arms. any of the arms marshaled on an escutcheon. a charge occupying one quarter of an escutcheon, especially that in dexter chief. Compare canton (def 3). 1
  • noun quarter each half of a cask, consisting of the portion from the bilge to the top chime and the portion from the bilge to the bottom chime. 1
  • verb with object quarter to divide into four equal or equivalent parts. 1
  • noun quarter 0.25, fourth, 25% 1
  • verb with object quarter to divide into parts fewer or more than four: Quarter the pie into six pieces. 1
  • noun quarter district, area 1
  • verb with object quarter to cut the body of (a person) into quarters, especially in executing for treason or the like. 1
  • noun quarter coin: $0.25 1
  • verb with object quarter Machinery. to make holes in, fix, etc., a quarter of a circle apart. 1
  • noun quarter business: 3 months 1
  • verb with object quarter to furnish with lodging in a particular place. 1
  • noun quarter 15 minutes 1
  • verb with object quarter to impose (soldiers) on persons, towns, etc., to be lodged and fed: He quartered his men with the farmer. 1
  • noun quarter school, university: trimester 1
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