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quadrate with — archaic conform. → quadrate … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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, 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 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [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 — index comport (agree with) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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
quadrate — 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.… … Dictionary of difficult words
