Italian Etymology From Latin quadrantem. Noun quadrante m (plural quadranti) face (of a clock) quadrant Further reading quadrante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Latin Noun quadrante ablative singular of quadrāns Portuguese Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾɐ̃.te/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwɐˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [kwɐˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ] Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ Hyphenation: qua‧dran‧te Noun quadrante m (plural quadrantes) (geometry, mathematics) quadrant (one of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines) (nautical, astronomy) quadrant (instrument used to measure angles of altitude)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.