Quadrant:
noun
1.
a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
2.
the area included between such an arc and two radii drawn one to eachextremity.
3.
something shaped like a quarter of a circle, as a part of a machine.
4.
Geometry, Astronomy. one of the four parts into which a plane, as theface of a heavenly body, is divided by two perpendicular lines,numbered counterclockwise from upper right:
the first quadrant of the moon.
5.
an instrument, usually containing a graduated arc of 90°, used inastronomy, navigation, etc., for measuring altitudes.
6.
Astrology. one of the four quarters of the horoscope: determined bythe ascendant, nadir, descendant, and midheaven and numberedcounterclockwise from the ascendant.
7.
Furniture. one of two metal sliding pieces, of quadrant form, used tosupport the fall front of a desk from above.
Sextant:
noun
1.
an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude atsea by measuring angular distances, especially the altitudes of sun,moon, and stars.
2.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Sextans.
I have no idea what a 'quadrant' has to do with gear positions.
I thought maybe Jarred got it confused with 'sextant'. I also thought 'sextant' might have something to do with moving positions, but alas it does not.
I am at a loss to help. I sold my quad last year and sex is a fast fading memory. If I only knew what a 'tant' was, I could see how it relates to a 'rant'. Google is a marvelous invention..
