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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CADRANS

Cad "rans, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cadran. Cf. Quadrant. ]

 

Defn: An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing.

 

French Dictionary

cadran

cadran n. m. nom masculin Surface divisée et graduée de certains appareils. : Le cadran d ’une pendule, d ’une boussole. LOCUTION Faire le tour du cadran. familier Dormir pendant douze heures. FORME FAUTIVE cadran. Impropriété au sens de réveille -matin.