quadrate
/ˈkwɑd.ɹət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
adj
noun
A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
noun
An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.
noun
The quadrate bone.
Example Sentences
- "[…]figures some rounde, some triangle, some quadrate,[…]"
- "The number of Ten hath been as highly extolled, as containing even, odd, long, plain, quadrate and cubical numbers."
- "The Moraliſt tells us that a quadrat ſolid wiſe man, ſhould[…]be ſtill the same,[…]"
- "a generical description quadrate to both"
- "At which command, the powers militant That stood for heav'n, in mighty quadrate joyn'd."
- "quadrating the circle"
Etymology
From Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātus (“square”), past participle of quadrō (“to make four-cornered, square, put in order, intransitive be square”), from quadra (“a square”), later quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwɑd.ɹət/
- British English: /ˈkwɒd.ɹət/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more quadrate (comparative)
most quadrate (superlative)
quadrat (alternative, obsolete)
quadrates (plural)
quadrates (present, singular)
quadrating (participle, present)
quadrated (participle, past)
quadrated (past)