| QID, qid, q.i.d. | Quarter In Die; Four Times a Day; ÇÏ·ç ³×¹ø, 1ÀÏ 4ȸ(ìéìíÞÌüÞ) |
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| qr | quadriradial; quantity is correct [Lat. quantum rectum]; quarter |
| quarter | 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 dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc. Hence, specifically: The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds. The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal. <astronomy> One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point. When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon, as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters display one shield, the second and third the other. See Quarter. One of the four parts into which the horizon is regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction' principal division; a region; a territory. "Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe." (Milton) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris. The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11 deg 15', that is, about 2 deg 49'; called also quarter point. 2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. "Swift to their several quarters hasted then The cumbrous elements." (Milton) Hence, specifically: A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; usually in the plural. Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; usually in the plural. "The banter turned as to what quarters each would find." (W. Irving) A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters. Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes. "He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives." (Clarendon) "Cocks and lambs . . . At the mercy of cats and wolves . . . Must never expect better quarter." (L'Estrange) 3. Friendship; amity; concord. To keep quarter, to keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with another. "In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom." (Shak) "I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, . . . And yet kept good quarter between themselves." (Bacon) False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot. Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; a butcher's term. On the quarter, to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy. To keep quarter. See Quarter. Origin: F. Quartier, L. Quartarius a fourth part, fr. Quartus the fourth. See Quart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| quarter evil | 1. A notorious gambler. 2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterised by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quarter-crack | See: sand-crack. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quarter-wave plate | <microscopy> A compensator giving a retardation of about 130 nm, and a phase shift of 1/4 ~, thus constituting a device used with a polarizer and analyser designed to produce circularly polarized light. (05 Aug 1998) |
| quartering | 1. A station. 2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters. 3. The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer. 4. Quartering block, a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quartermaster | 1. An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. 2. A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Quartermaster general, in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field. Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant. Origin: Quarter + master: cf. F. Quartier-maitre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quarternary structure | The three-dimensional structure of a complex protein, this especially refers to the way the subunits fit together. (09 Oct 1997) |
| quarter |
one-fourth: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" provide housing for (military personnel) stern: the rear part of a ship draw: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
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| quarter crack |
a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot
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a section of the surface of a millstone defined by master furrows, not necessarily one-fourth the surface area of a millstone. Quarter dress- a form of millstone dress using a series of straight furrows, the largest of which divide the surface of the millstone into regions called "quarters." Quern- a simple form of rotary grist mill, consisting of a stationary lower bed stone and an upper runner stone usually rotated by hand with the aid of a stick or lever fastened to the upper stone. ...
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A term that describes a common length of courses offered by a school. Quarters usually last about 10 weeks. In these schools, courses are offered four times a year, including summer session.
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One of the four three-month periods into which the calendar year is divided for the reporting of economic data.
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| quarter | piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp |
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| quarter | the rear part of a ship |
| quarter | a district of a city having some distinguishing character |
| quarter | an unspecified person |
| quarter | a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar |
| quarter | (British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
| quarter | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
| quarter | one of four equal parts |
| quarter | one of the four major division of the compass |
| quarter | a fourth part of a year |
| quarter | one of four periods into which the school year is divided |
| quarter | a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour |
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