quartering

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, quarter + -ing.

Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
“Wave direction and frequency (period) are two factors that influence the effect of waves on a moored ship. Whether the ship responds by surging, swaying or yawing will depend on whether the waves are striking the moored vessel head-on, beam-on or quartering, the frequency of the waves and the manner in which the tanker is moored.”
Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

Etymology: By surface analysis, quarter + -ing.

A division into four parts.
“Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.”
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quartering' the field.
A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
“The arch failed first at the crown, then at the quarterings, and finally at the springings.”

Etymology: By surface analysis, quarter + -ing.