| 单词 | quarter point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter point quarter point n. Nautical (now chiefly historical) (a) the fourth part of a point of the compass, corresponding to an angle of 2° 48′ 45″ or the 128th part of a circle; †(b) each of the thirty-two points of the compass, separated by an angle of 11° 15′; (also) each of the sixteen intermediate points among these (called north by east, north-east by north, etc.) (obsolete). Cf. sense 7. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > card of > point(s) of compass > fourth part of a point quarter point1674 quarter1728 1674 Gellibrand's Epitome Navigation sig. G2v The other Columns of each Page are distinguished by the Points and quarter Points of the Compasses. 1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. 314/1 Each point of the compass contains the 32d part of 360, that is 11¼ degrees, or 11° 15′; consequently the half point is 5° 37′ 30″, and the quarter point 2° 48′ 45″. 1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida III. 26 How was it possible that a man could navigate a ship with only one quarter point of the compass in his head? 1921 S. E. Morison Maritime Hist. Mass. i. 6 When a northeast snowstorm obscured Boston Light, a mistake of a quarter-point fetched up many a good ship on Cohasset rocks or the Graves. 1982 P. Clissold Layton's Dict. Naut. Words (rev. ed.) Boxing the Compass, reciting the points, or quarter points, of the compass in correct order. < as lemmas |
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