quadrate B — ● B … Useful english dictionary
Quadrate — Quad rate, a. [L. quadratus squared, p. p. of quadrare to make four cornered, to make square, to square, to fit, suit, from quadrus square, quattuor four. See {Quadrant}, and cf. {Quadrat}, {Quarry} an arrow, {Square}.] 1. Having four equal sides … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrate — Quad rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quadrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quadrating}.] [See {Quadrate}, a.] To square; to agree; to suit; to correspond; followed by with. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The objections of these speculatists of its forms do not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrate — may refer to:* Quadrate bone * Quadrate (heraldry) … Wikipedia
quadrate — [kwä′drit, kwä′drāt΄; ] for v. [, kwä′drāt΄] adj. [ME < L quadratus, pp. of quadrare, to make square < quadrus, a square < quattuor,FOUR] 1. square or nearly square; rectangular 2. Zool. designating a bone or cartilage of the skull in… … English World dictionary
Quadrate — Quad rate, v. t. To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrate — (Schriftg.), größere Ausschließungen (s.d. 3), welche meist vier od. fünf Gevierte ausmachen u. bes. zum Ausschließen der Ausgangszeilen benutzt werden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
quadrate — index comport (agree with) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
quadrate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ roughly square or rectangular. ORIGIN from Latin quadrare make square … English terms dictionary
quadrate — adj., n., & v. adj. esp. Anat. & Zool. square or rectangular (quadrate bone; quadrate muscle). n. 1 a quadrate bone or muscle. 2 a rectangular object. v. 1 tr. make square. 2 intr. & tr. (often foll. by with) conform or make conform. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
