Meaning

4 senses

  1. (intransitive, transitive)To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.

  3. (transitive)To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.

  4. (intransitive)To ride a quad bike.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. That computer has a quad-core processor.

    ruВ этом компьютере — четырёхъядерный процессор. — Karok

    deDieser Computer hat einen Vierkernprozessor. — Tamy

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  2. This phone has a quad-core processor.

    ruУ этого телефона четырёхъядерный процессор. — odexed

    deDieses Telefon hat einen Vierkernprozessor. — Tamy

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  3. Tom and Mary sat in chairs on the quad, reading.

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Origin

Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to

Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to Latin quattuor (“4”); compare quadri-, quadruple.

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Forms

quads, quadding, quadded, quadded
Base formquad · to quad
3rd person singularquads
Present participlequadding
Past simplequadded
Past participlequadded

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyquad
he, she, itquads

Past simpleLesson

all personsquadded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave quadded
he, she, ithas quadded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill quad

Word family

2 related words
Relatedquin
Derivedquad out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quackquadrantquadraticquadriceps
quad — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto