WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quar′ter point′, 
  1. the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45ʺ. Also called quarter. 
  • 1720–30

'quarter point' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
quarter

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