quadrant vs area

quadrant and area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quadrant	Yes	No	No	No
area	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, area is a hypernym of quadrant; that is, area is a word with a broader meaning than quadrant:

quadrant: the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
area: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Other hypernyms of quadrant include country.

As nouns, area is a hypernym of quadrant; that is, area is a word with a broader meaning than quadrant:

quadrant: any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
area: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Other hypernyms of quadrant include country.

quadrant (noun)	area (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies	a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle	the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes	a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
a quarter of the circumference of a circle	a subject of study
	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
	a particular environment or walk of life