quadrat
An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etcAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
Meaning
3 sensesAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged.
(obsolete)A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.
Geviert, Quadrat
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. Attested sinBorrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below.
Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 1 above. So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type.
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