Quarter: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

All Topics

Quarter

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

	Quarter
	Home
	Quarter is one fourth, ¼, or 25%. Quarter may also refer to: Quarter (academic), a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks Quarter (United States coin) Quarter (United States coin) A quarter dollar, commonly shortened to quarter, is a coin worth 1/4 of a United States United States dollar, or 25 Cent . The quarter has been produced since 1796.... , valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin) Quarter (Canadian coin) The quarter is a Canadian coin, valued at 25 cent s or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar. It is a small, circular coin of silver colour. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official name for the coin is the 25-cent piece, but in practice the term quarter is nearly universal.... , valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar Quarter day, in British and Irish tradition, one of four dates in each year on which rents, etc. were due Quartering (heraldry) Quartering (heraldry) Quartering in heraldry is a method of joining several different coat of arms together in one Escutcheon by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing different coats of arms in each division.... , joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four "Quarters Quarters Quarters is a popular drinking game which involves players bouncing a Quarter off of a table in an attempt to have the quarter land, usually into a shotglass on that table.... ", a drinking game Academic quarter, term used by Nordic universities for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start Fiscal quarter, three months of a fiscal year An imperial measure of weight, equal to 28 pounds. (See hundredweight Hundredweight Centum weight or Hundred weight / hundredweight is a unit of measurement for mass in U.S. customary units and was historically used in the Imperial system in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations.... ) In geography: Quarter (country subdivision) Quarter (country subdivision) A quarter is a section of an urban area settlement.Its borders can be administratively chosen , and it may have its own administrative structure .... , a section or area, usually of a town Armenian Quarter Armenian Quarter The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. Although Armenians are Christians, the Armenian Quarter is distinct from the Christian Quarter.... , one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem Christian Quarter Christian Quarter The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.... , one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem French Quarter French Quarter The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carr?, is the oldest and most famous New Orleans neighborhoods in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.... , the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana Jewish Quarter Jewish Quarter The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 45,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Cardo in the north and extends to the Western W... , one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem Latin Quarter, in a number of cities Museumsquartier Museumsquartier The Museumsquartier is a 60,000 m? large area in the Neubau of the city of Vienna, Austria; it is the eighth largest cultural area in the world.... , Vienna, Austria Muslim Quarter Muslim Quarter The Muslim Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Christian Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.... , one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem Quartier international de Montréal Quartier international de Montréal The Quartier international de Montr?al or Montreal's International District is a district of the Ville-Marie of downtown Montreal that underwent a major urban renewal as a central business district in 2000?2003.... Quartier Latin, an area of Paris Quartier Militaire Quartier Militaire Quartier Militaire is a town found in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District and the capital of Moka-Flacq district, mainly known as the Garden District.... , in Mauritius Quartiere Quartiere A quartiere is a subdivision of certain Italy towns. The word is from quarto, or fourth, and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods; from it is derived the English word "quarter" to mean a neighborhood .... , a subdivision of certain Italian towns The Quarter at Tropicana The Quarter at Tropicana The Quarter at Tropicana is an enclosed shopping mall located at the Tropicana Casino Resort Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.... , an entertainment and retail attraction in Atlantic City, New Jersey In military and combat: 1st Battalion 4th Marines 1st Battalion 4th Marines 1st Battalion, 4th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors.... (1/4), a unit in the United States Marine Corps Barracks Barracks Barracks are living quarters for personnel on a military post. They are typically very plain and all of the buildings in the housing unit are often uniform structures.... , living quarters for personnel on a military post. Close quarters battle Close quarters battle Close Quarters Battallion or close quarters combat is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat.... General quarters General quarters General Quarters or Battle Stations is an announcement made aboard a navy warship to signal the crew to prepare for battle.When the call to General Quarters is made, the crew prepares the ship to join battle.... No quarter No Quarter No quarter is when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life in return for the unconditional surrender of a vanquished opponent... occurs when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of the vanquished when they surrender at discretion See also Quarterly Quartile Quartile In descriptive statistics, a quartile is any of the three values which divide the sorted data set into four equal parts, so that each part represents one fourth of the sampled population.... Hanging, drawing and quartering