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noun
- 1. (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.
- 2. another term for quadratus
adjective
- 1. roughly square or rectangular: "a broad shell with a quadrate outline"
verb
- 1. make square: "the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks"
- 2. conform with or correspond to something: "he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality"
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Quadrate definition: square or rectangular.. See examples of QUADRATE used in a sentence.
noun. 1. : an approximately square or cubical area, space, or body. 2. : a quadrate bone. Did you know? Sharp-eyed readers may recognize the "quad" in "quadrate," suggesting the number four. "Quadrate" is in fact a relative of Latin quattuor, meaning "four," though its direct line of descent links to quadrum, meaning "square."
QUADRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of quadrate in English. quadrate. noun [ C ] medical specialized uk / ˈkwɒd.reɪt / us / ˈkwɑːd.reɪt / Add to word list. a square or cube-shaped part of the body: the quadrate bone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Substances & structures in the body. abductor. accessorius. ACL.
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.
noun. a square-shaped object. see more. adjective. having four sides and four angles. synonyms: square. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Quadrate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/quadrate. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024. Copy citation.
QUADRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of quadrate in English. quadrate. noun [ C ] medical specialized us / ˈkwɑːd.reɪt / uk / ˈkwɒd.reɪt / Add to word list. a square or cube-shaped part of the body: the quadrate bone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Substances & structures in the body. abductor.
noun (ˈkwɒdrɪt , -reɪt ) 1. a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object. 2. 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. adjective (ˈkwɒdrɪt , -reɪt ) 3. of or relating to this bone.
A square or rectangle. The quadrate bone. (geometry) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square. (astrology) An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.
Jun 16, 2024 · quadrate ( comparative more quadrate, superlative most quadrate) Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square . Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square . ( archaic) Square; even; balanced; equal; exact. ( archaic) Squared; suited; correspondent.
Mathematics square or rectangular. Zoology of or pertaining to the quadrate. Heraldry (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross quadrate.
