quadrate
/'kwɔdrit/
Definition
Adjective:
- Having four sides and four angles: Describes a shape, especially a square or rectangle, characterized by four sides and four angles.
Noun:
- A square-shaped object: An object that is square in form.
- A cubelike object: An object that is cube-shaped or rectangular.
- (Anatomy) A specific bone: In anatomy, a small bone, especially one in the skull of some reptiles and birds.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The courtyard had a perfectly quadrate design.
- They used quadrate tiles for the floor.
Noun:
- He drew a simple quadrate on the paper.
- The fossil included a well-preserved quadrate bone.
Advanced Usage
- "To quadrate with" (verb, archaic/rare): To agree with, correspond to, or be in harmony with something.
- His actions did not quadrate with his stated principles.
- Mathematical context: Historically used to mean "to square" (e.g., to make square or to find a square equal in area to a given figure).
Variants and Related Words
- Quadratic (adjective): Involving terms of the second degree (e.g., a quadratic equation).
- Quadrature (noun): The process of constructing a square equal in area to a given figure (in geometry) or a phase difference of 90 degrees (in signal processing).
- Quadrate bone (noun phrase): The specific anatomical bone.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Square, rectangular, four-sided.
- Noun: Square, cube, rectangle (depending on context).
Related Phrases
- In quadrate: In a square formation or arrangement (rare/technical).
- The soldiers were positioned in quadrate.
Related Idioms
(No common idioms are directly based on the word "quadrate". It is primarily a technical term.)
Adjective
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having four sides and four angles
Noun
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a square-shaped object
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a cubelike object
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