quadrate
11quadrate — 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:… …
12quadrate — adj., n. /kwod rit, rayt/; v. /kwod rayt/, adj., n., v., quadrated, quadrating. adj. 1. square or rectangular. 2. Zool. of or pertaining to the quadrate. 3. Heraldry. (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross… …
13quadrate — 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 …
14quadrate — 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… …
15quadrate — 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;… …
16quadrate — adjective /ˈkwɒdrət / (say kwodruht) 1. square; rectangular. 2. Zoology of or relating to the quadrate. –noun /ˈkwɒdrət / (say kwodruht) 3. a square, or something square or rectangular. 4. Zoology one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many… …
17quadrate — v.i.,v.t. square; agree; make to agree; n. & a., square; oblong; Astronomy, distant 90° from each other. ♦ quadratic, a. square; applied to algebraic expression containing square but no higher power of unknown quantity; n. such equation.… …
18Quadrate bone — 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… …
19Quadrate, kleinste — Quadrate, kleinste, s. Wahrscheinlichkeit …
20quadrate with — index cohere (adhere) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
