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noun
A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: quadrilateral, -gon, tetragon, quadrilater, quadrangle, tetract
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: quad
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: quad
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area
noun
a four-sided polygon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: quadrilateral, tetragon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polygon, polygonal shape
Narrower terms: parallelogram, trapezium, trapezoid
History
Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.
