quadrate
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quad·rate
(kwŏd′rāt′, -rĭt)n.
1.
a. A square or cube.
b. An approximately square or cubic area, space, or object.
2. Zoology A bone or cartilaginous structure of the skull, joining the upper and lower jaws in birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.
adj.
1. Having four sides and four angles; square or rectangular.
2. Zoology Of or being the quadrate bone or cartilage.
[Middle English quadrat, something square, from Latin quadrātum, from neuter past participle of quadrāre, to make square, from quadrum, square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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quadrate
n
1. a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object
2. (Zoology) one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds that articulates with the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the incus
adj
3. (Zoology) of or relating to this bone
4. square or rectangular
vb
5. (tr) to make square or rectangular
6. (often foll by with) to conform or cause to conform
[C14: from Latin quadrāre to make square]
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quad•rate
(adj., n. ˈkwɒd rɪt, -reɪt; v. -reɪt)adj., n., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. adj.
1. square or rectangular.
2. (of a heraldic cross) having a square at the juncture of the limbs.
n. 3. a square.
4. something square or rectangular.
5. a bony or cartilaginous structure on each side of the skull in fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, to which the lower jaw is attached.
v.t. 6. to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.
v.i. 7. to agree; conform.
[1350–1400; < Latin quadrātus, past participle of quadrāre to make square, derivative of quadrum square; compare quadri-]
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quadrate
Past participle: quadrated
Gerund: quadrating
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Noun | 1. | quadrate - a cubelike object cube, regular hexahedron - a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces |
2. | quadrate - a square-shaped object foursquare, square - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" | |
Adj. | 1. | quadrate - having four sides and four angles square - having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" |
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quadrate
adjectiveHaving four equal sides and four right angles:
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quad·rate
a. cuadrado, que tiene cuatro lados iguales;
___ lobe → lóbulo cuadrado;
___ lobule → lobulillo cuadrado.
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