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Words related to quadrantal

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  • quadrantal corrector

    either of two soft-iron spheres attached to each side of a binnacle, intended to correct the compass deviation (quadrantal deviation) resulting from magnetism from ferrous metal in a ship.

  • bullnose

    a rounded exterior angle, as where two walls meet

  • cylinder front

    a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.

  • roll top

    a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
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