quadrate

/'kwɔdrit/

Thân thiện

A student draws a perfect quadrate on the chalkboard.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Having four sides and four angles: Describes a shape, especially a square or rectangle, characterized by four sides and four angles.

2. 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.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having four sides and four angles

Noun

1. a square-shaped object
2. a cubelike object