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Meaning of "quadrans" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUADRANS

quadrans  [ˈkwɒdrænz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUADRANS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quadrans is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUADRANS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quadrans

Quadrans

The quadrans was a low-value Roman bronze coin worth one quarter of an as. The quadrans was issued from the beginning of cast bronze coins during the Roman Republic with three pellets representing three unciae as a mark of value. The obverse type, after some early variations, featured the bust of Hercules, while the reverse featured the prow of a galley. Coins with the same value were issued from other cities in Central Italy, using a cast process. After ca. 90 BC, when bronze coinage was reduced to the semuncial standard, the quadrans became the lowest-valued coin in production. It was produced sporadically until the time of Antoninus Pius. Unlike other coins during the Roman Empire, the quadrans rarely bore the image of the emperor. The quadrans was also known as teruncius, i.e. "three unciae". The Greek word for the quadrans was κοδράντης , which was translated in the King James Version of the Bible as "farthing". κοδράντης , means a quadrans; in the New Testament a coin equal to one half the Attic chalcus worth about 3/8 of a cent.

Definition of quadrans in the English dictionary

The definition of quadrans in the dictionary is a unit of weight measuring a quarter of a troy ounce.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUADRANS


banns
bænz
bans
bænz
Cairns
kænz
cans
kænz
glans
ɡlænz
Octans
ˈɒktænz
perforans
ˈpɜːfəˌrænz
Prestonpans
ˌprɛstənˈpænz
Raybans
ˈreɪˌbænz
sans
sænz
Tans
tænz
Volans
ˈvəʊlænz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUADRANS

quadragenarian
Quadragesima
Quadragesima Sunday
Quadragesimal
quadrangle
quadrangular
quadrangularly
quadrant
quadrantal
Quadrantid
quadraphonic
quadraphonics
quadraphony
quadraplegic
quadrasonic
quadrasonics
quadrat
quadrate
quadratic
quadratic equation

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUADRANS

Afrikaans
Balkans
blue jeans
by all means
by no means
cadrans
Corinthians
dedans
Ephesians
Evans
green beans
jeans
kans
krans
Le Mans
means
New Orleans
Romans
shenanigans
Stans

Synonyms and antonyms of quadrans in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quadrans» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUADRANS

Find out the translation of quadrans to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quadrans from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quadrans» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

quadrans
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quadrans
570 millions of speakers

English

quadrans
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quadrans
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

quadrans
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quadrans
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quadrans
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quadrans
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quadrans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quadrans
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quadrans
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quadrans
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quadrans
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quadrans
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quadrans
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quadrans
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चतुर्भुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quadrans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Quadrans
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quadrans
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quadrans
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quadrans
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

quadrans
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

quadrans
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

quadrans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quadrans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quadrans

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADRANS»

The term «quadrans» is normally little used and occupies the 110.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADRANS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quadrans

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUADRANS»

Discover the use of quadrans in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quadrans and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Texts and Contexts in Ancient and Medieval Science: Studies ...
THE LATIN SOURCES OF QUADRANS VETUS, AND WHAT THEY IMPLY FOR ITS AUTHORSHIP AND DATE tWlLBUR R. KNORR The medieval tract on the quadrant called Quadrans vetus or Quadrans secundum modernos, or simply ...
John Emery Murdoch, Edith Dudley Sylla, Michael Rogers McVaugh, 1997
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Roman Republican Coinage
Minucius Augurinus BMCRR Rome 1007 244/1 Denarius of C. Aburius Geminus BMCRR Rome 999 244/3 Quadrans of C. Aburius Geminus Paris, A3739 245/1 Denarius of M. Marcius BMCRR Rome 1008 245/3 Quadrans of M. Marcius ...
Michael H. Crawford, 1975
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A Shared Legacy: Islamic Science East and West : Homage to ...
The European tradition was influenced by the Middle Castilian Libros del Saber de Astronomía of Alfonso El Sabio, which preserves for us a translation of the lost Arabic text of þAl÷ ibn Khalaf. d) The quadrantes vetus and novus The quadrans  ...
Emilia Calvo, José María Millás Vallicrosa, Universitat de Barcelona, 2008
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Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, C. 82 B.C.--A.D. ...
Quadrans (pi. Quadrantes). The quadrans was the smallest regularly issued coin of the Empire, and if its presumed value of l/64th of a silver denarius is accurate, was only useful for purchasing the very low-valued goods and services.
David L. Vagi, 2000
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John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of ...
Cxvijli vjs 8d ob quadrans Iouis Quarto die Septembris ibidem vt supra Cxijli xjs ijd Veneris Quinto die Septembis ut supra Ciijli iiijs ixd quadrans Sabbati Septo die Septembris ibidem ut supra Cxjli ixs vjd ob quadrans Dominica Septimo die ...
Elizabeth Goldring, Jayne Elisabeth Archer, Elizabeth Clarke, 2013
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Bartholomæi de Cotton ... Historia Anglicana; A.D. 449-1298. ...
Quando firumentum venditur pro iiii. solidis et vi. denariis, Matthew panis quadrans albus et bene coctus ponderabit xxxii. solidos, 1>aljf£ et panis de toto blado bonus et bene coctus ponderabit xlii. solidos. Quando frumentum venditur pro iiii.
Bartholomaeus (de Cotton.), Henry Richards Luard, 1859
7
Bartholomaei de Cotton, Monachi Norwicensis, Historia ...
Necnon Ejusdem Liber de Archiepiscopis Et Episcopis Angliae Bartholomaeus de Cotton H. R. Luard. A.n.1scz. quando frumentum venditur pro iiii. solidis et vi. denariisy Matthew panis quadrans albus et bene coetus ponderabit xxxii solidos.
Bartholomaeus de Cotton, H. R. Luard, 2012
8
Taxonomic Revision of the Superspecific Groups of the ...
pulcherrima, Tellina (Smithsonella), 39, 130 punicea, Tellina (Eurytellina), 27, 114 punipagia, Arcopagia, 56 purpureus, Tellina (Tellinidella), 18, 30, 118 pustula, Arcopagia (Arcopagiopsis), 53, 153 Quadrans, 39 Key to the Subgenera of ...
Freydoun Afshar, 1969
9
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
The sestertius and dupondius were brass coins and the as and quadrans were of bronze. The brass semis and quadrans were rarely issued after the 60s. The coinage system remained unchanged for over 200 years, although some of the ...
Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins, 2004
10
Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials: The Navicula in Medieval ...
To clear up any remaining doubt that this material was added to the navicula text from the quadrans vetus, excluding the possibility that the text in quadrans vetus came from the navicula text,10 the following phrase is telling: the scribe has ...
Catherine Eagleton, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUADRANS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quadrans is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sự biến mất của chòm sao Quadrans Muralis
Hỏi: Mới đây khi tìm hiểu về các chòm sao tôi thấy trong danh mục các chòm sao của thiên văn học hiện đại không có tên chòm sao Quadrans Muralis (Thước ... «Báo điện tử Kiến Thức, Jul 15»
2
iXBlue lanza la quinta generación de OCTANS, la referencia de …
La superficie iXBlue ampliada y amplia gama de productos de navegación submarina incluyen: QUADRANS, OCTANS y actualización del producto INS, ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
3
iXBlue Launches the Fifth-Generation OCTANS, Company's Trusted …
The extended iXBlue surface and subsea navigation comprehensive product range includes: QUADRANS, OCTANS and INS Product upgrade, HYDRINS, ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
4
Quadrantid meteor shower until Jan 7
Quadrantid is named after the defunct 17th century constellation Quadrans Muralis. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Draco. Equilateral ... «GMA News, Jan 15»
5
Las Cuadrántidas, primera lluvia de estrellas de 2015
Precisamente, lo curioso de esta lluvia de estrellas, que lleva el nombre de una antigua constelación, la "Quadrans Muralis", es que parece tener su origen en ... «Te Interesa, Jan 15»
6
Chuva de estrelas “Quadrântidas” brindam 2015
Em 1795, o astrónomo francês Joseph Lalande apontou a constelação Dim, entre Boeiro e Dragão, denominando-a Quadrans Muralis.O nome Quadrântidas ... «RTP, Jan 15»
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First Meteor Shower of 2015 Peaks This Weekend
But there is no constellation named Quadrans, so where did the Quadrantids get their name? It turns out that there once was a constellation named Quadrans ... «Space.com, Jan 15»
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Work Those Quads: Our Guide to the 2015 Quadrantid Meteors
The early January meteor shower was noted throughout the 19th century, and managed to grab its name from the trendy 19th century constellation of Quadrans ... «Universe Today, Dec 14»
9
January 2015: Skies Over Crestone
The meteors are named after a defunct constellation, Quadrans Muralis, created by a French astronomer in 1795, that appears on a few star charts, but which ... «Crestone Eagle, Dec 14»
10
iXBlue Launches Marins M Series Inertial Nav System
The extended iXBlue product range, including Quadrans, Octans, Phins and Marins M series systems, now represents even higher scalability of solutions, from ... «GPS World magazine, Oct 14»

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