Definition of Quartation. Meaning of Quartation. Synonyms of Quartation

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Definition of Quartation

Quartation
Quartation Quar*ta"tion, n. [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.] (Chem. & Assaying) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting.

Meaning of Quartation from wikipedia

- The quart (symbol: qt) is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of...
- Quartal may refer to: Quartal harmony, music featuring chords built from fourths Quaternary numeral system, a system for representing numbers based on...
- Look up quart in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quart is an imperial and US customary unit of volume. Quart may also refer to: Quart, a coin worth 1⁄24...
- of the following: Quartic function, a polynomial function of degree 4 Quartic equation, a polynomial equation of degree 4 Quartic curve, an algebraic...
- mathematical field of graph theory, a quartic graph is a graph where all vertices have degree 4. In other words, a quartic graph is a 4-regular graph. Several...
- In mathematics, a quartic equation is one which can be expressed as a quartic function equaling zero. The general form of a quartic equation is a x 4...
- The Quart Festival was an annual po****r music festival that took place in Kristiansand, Norway in the beginning of July, from 1991 to 2008. It was the...
- In music, quartal harmony is the building of harmonic structures built from the intervals of the perfect fourth, the augmented fourth and the diminished...
- Quartly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Reg Quartly (1912–1983), British-born Australian comedian Rob Quartly, Canadian music video...
- In algebra, a quartic function is a function of the formα f ( x ) = a x 4 + b x 3 + c x 2 + d x + e , {\displaystyle f(x)=ax^{4}+bx^{3}+cx^{2}+dx+e,}...