quadrate bone — quadrate bone, one of the pair of bones in birds, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles that joins the lower jaw to the skull … Useful english dictionary
Quadrate bone — The quadrate bone is part of a skull in most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids (reptiles, inclused birds) and early synapsids. In these animals it connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal in the skull, and forms part of the jaw joint … Wikipedia
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 — [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, n. [L. quadratum. See {Quadrate}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square. [1913 Webster] At which command, the powers militant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrate — may refer to:* Quadrate bone * Quadrate (heraldry) … Wikipedia
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
quadrate — noun kwɒdrət (also quadrate bone) Zoology a squarish bone in the skull of a bird or reptile, with which the jaw articulates. adjective kwɒdrət roughly square or rectangular. verb kwɒ dreɪt, kwɒdreɪt (usu. quadrate with) archaic conform. Origin ME … English new terms dictionary
quadrate — quad·rate || kwÉ‘drÉ™t , reɪt / kwÉ’d n. square, rectangular; item shaped like a square or rectangle; bone between the base of the skull and lower jaw v. make square; adapt, suit, fit; make agree, make correspond adj. square, rectangular;… … English contemporary dictionary
quadrate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadratus, past participle of quadrare to make square, fit, from quadrum square; akin to Latin quattuor four Date: 14th century 1. being square or approximately square 2. of a heraldic cross… … New Collegiate Dictionary
