quadrate
quadrate · quadrates
A plane surface with four equal sides and four right anglesA plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
UK/ˈkwɒd.ɹət/US/ˈkwɑd.ɹət/
Meaning
3 sensesA plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.
The quadrate bone.
More definitions
- a square-shaped object
- a cubelike object
Origin
From Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrat; compare aFrom Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrat; compare also quadrant (“square or quadrangle”).
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