quadrangularadj.n.

Brit.

/kwɒˈdraŋɡjᵿlə/,

/kwəˈdraŋɡjᵿlə/, U.S.

/kwɑˈdræŋɡjələr/

Forms: Middle English quadrangulere, 1500s–1600s quadrangulare, 1500s– quadrangular.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quadrangularis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrangularis having four angles (6th cent. in Boethius) < quadrangulum quadrangle n. + classical Latin -āris -ar suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French quadrangulaire (1484; c1400 as quatrangulaire).

A. adj.

1. Shaped like a quadrangle; having four angles and four sides; (also) having a base or cross-section of this form.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral

four-nookedc1275

four-hernedc1290

quadrangular?a1425

four-corneredc1440

quadrangle1494

quadrivial1540

quadrangled1552

quadrilater?a1560

tetragonal1571

quadrangulate1592

quadranguled1592

quadrilateral1606

four-corner1640

tetragon1794

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 17 Þe splene..haþ an euelong figure, as it were quadrangulere [?c1425 Paris fourecornered; ?a1425 a quadrangel; L. quadrangularem].

1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xi. sig. Y iij^v A right angled Quadrangular direct Prisma, hauing for his longitude, latitude and profunditie these three lines.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 20 The Ægyptian Mercury..his Image in Athens was quadrangular.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Q6 This Rialto..hath a prety quadrangular court adioyning to it.

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2216 It was a very dark Spot almost of a quadrangular form.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 99 They are great flat stones, of vast bigness and weight; some oval, some quadrangular.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 217 With spots quadrangular of diamond form.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lviii. 227 The lower part was left as a quadrangular pillar.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal III. iii. 47 The little quadrangular garden.

1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) ix. 167 Its surface is divided into quadrangular facets.

1955 Sci. Amer. Mar. 101/2 The temple has a trapezoidal central pyramid surrounded by a quadrangular wall.

1994 Harrowsmith June 52/2 The enormous creeping power of the aggressive, often five-foot-long, quadrangular stems.

2. Of an election, sporting event, competition, etc.: involving four participants or teams.

ΚΠ

1847 Times 26 May 2/6 As the approaching contest for the representation of the University cannot..be figured as a quadrangular, so neither can it be represented..as a triangular, duel.

1871 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 30 Nov. 4/4 The votes polled in the quadrangular election for Governor in Massachusetts,..have been officially canvassed.

1916 Coe College Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 28 Mar. 1/4 Grinnell and Beloit cancelled the quadrangular debate and have decided on a dual to be given in April.

1974 Sunday Tel. 7 Apr. 36/7 Wales won the Championship and took the Triple Crown for the first time since the quadrangular tourney began in 1903.

2005 Hindu (Nexis) 16 Sept. A keen quadrangular contest is on the cards between the Congress, the TDP, the TRS and the BJP for the election.

B. n.

A competition, esp. a sporting event, involving four participants or teams.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

all comersc1450

after-gamea1500

fore-game1594

revenge1616

plate1639

set-to1743

return match1753

bye1754

scrub-race1791

anybody's game (also race, match)1826

return1834

barney1843

bonspiel1858

handicap1861

pennant1865

home-and-home1868

benefit match1871

run-off1873

international1877

American tournament1878

Grand Prix1879

single1884

friendly1885

all-comers1889

pair1890

championship1893

round robin1894

replay1895

Olympiad1896

junior varsity1902

lightning tournament1903

rematch1903

road trip1903

pickup1905

freestyle1906

marathon1908

test1908

Derby1909

scrimmage1910

eliminator1911

twosome1911

triala1914

quadrangular1916

slug-fest1916

varsity match1921

needle contest1922

curtain jerker1923

needle match1923

open1926

needle fight1927

knock-out1928

shirt1930

masters1933

pro-amateur1934

tune-up1934

World Cup1934

pro-am1937

state1941

sizzler1942

runathon1943

mismatch1954

run-out1955

match-up1959

squeaker1961

triple-header1961

Super Bowl1967

invitational1968

needle game1970

major1976

slobberknocker1986

1916 Coe College Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 28 Mar. 1/4 (heading) Cancels quadrangular.

1958 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 21 Mar. 14 Last season the Indian linksters copped thirds in two quadrangulars.

1991 Navy News Nov. 37/1 The Royal Navy squash team hosted the first major team quadrangular at HMS Temeraire.

Derivatives

quaˈdrangularly adv. in a quadrangular manner; with four vertices and four sides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral

four-cornerwise1607

quadrangularly1673

tetragonally1888

1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. sig. L.5^v A slice of the root of sun-spurge. Wherein the air-vessels are postured in four conjugations quadrangularly.

1708 J. Ozell tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin (1730) ii. 125 An inverted Cone..Sharp pointed, and quadrangularly long.

1874 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 278 Quadrangularly prismatic crystals.

1996 Jrnl. Paleontol. 70 713 The relatively simple skeleton is composed of quadrangularly arranged hexactines with overlapping rays.

† quadrangularness n. Obsolete rare the state or fact of being quadrangular.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Quadrangularness.

† quadrangular-wise adv. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 74 A house built quadrangular wise.

1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 555 At the bottom about 5 yards deep, were 4 Planks of wood laid quadrangular wise, supported with a stone at every Corner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadrangular
释义	quadrangularadj.n. Brit. /kwɒˈdraŋɡjᵿlə/, /kwəˈdraŋɡjᵿlə/, U.S. /kwɑˈdræŋɡjələr/ Forms: Middle English quadrangulere, 1500s–1600s quadrangulare, 1500s– quadrangular. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quadrangularis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrangularis having four angles (6th cent. in Boethius) < quadrangulum quadrangle n. + classical Latin -āris -ar suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French quadrangulaire (1484; c1400 as quatrangulaire). A. adj. 1. Shaped like a quadrangle; having four angles and four sides; (also) having a base or cross-section of this form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral four-nookedc1275 four-hernedc1290 quadrangular?a1425 four-corneredc1440 quadrangle1494 quadrivial1540 quadrangled1552 quadrilater?a1560 tetragonal1571 quadrangulate1592 quadranguled1592 quadrilateral1606 four-corner1640 tetragon1794 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 17 Þe splene..haþ an euelong figure, as it were quadrangulere [?c1425 Paris fourecornered; ?a1425 a quadrangel; L. quadrangularem]. 1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xi. sig. Y iij^v A right angled Quadrangular direct Prisma, hauing for his longitude, latitude and profunditie these three lines. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 20 The Ægyptian Mercury..his Image in Athens was quadrangular. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Q6 This Rialto..hath a prety quadrangular court adioyning to it. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2216 It was a very dark Spot almost of a quadrangular form. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 99 They are great flat stones, of vast bigness and weight; some oval, some quadrangular. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 217 With spots quadrangular of diamond form. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lviii. 227 The lower part was left as a quadrangular pillar. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal III. iii. 47 The little quadrangular garden. 1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) ix. 167 Its surface is divided into quadrangular facets. 1955 Sci. Amer. Mar. 101/2 The temple has a trapezoidal central pyramid surrounded by a quadrangular wall. 1994 Harrowsmith June 52/2 The enormous creeping power of the aggressive, often five-foot-long, quadrangular stems. 2. Of an election, sporting event, competition, etc.: involving four participants or teams. ΚΠ 1847 Times 26 May 2/6 As the approaching contest for the representation of the University cannot..be figured as a quadrangular, so neither can it be represented..as a triangular, duel. 1871 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 30 Nov. 4/4 The votes polled in the quadrangular election for Governor in Massachusetts,..have been officially canvassed. 1916 Coe College Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 28 Mar. 1/4 Grinnell and Beloit cancelled the quadrangular debate and have decided on a dual to be given in April. 1974 Sunday Tel. 7 Apr. 36/7 Wales won the Championship and took the Triple Crown for the first time since the quadrangular tourney began in 1903. 2005 Hindu (Nexis) 16 Sept. A keen quadrangular contest is on the cards between the Congress, the TDP, the TRS and the BJP for the election. B. n. A competition, esp. a sporting event, involving four participants or teams. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1916 Coe College Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 28 Mar. 1/4 (heading) Cancels quadrangular. 1958 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 21 Mar. 14 Last season the Indian linksters copped thirds in two quadrangulars. 1991 Navy News Nov. 37/1 The Royal Navy squash team hosted the first major team quadrangular at HMS Temeraire. Derivatives quaˈdrangularly adv. in a quadrangular manner; with four vertices and four sides. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral four-cornerwise1607 quadrangularly1673 tetragonally1888 1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. sig. L.5^v A slice of the root of sun-spurge. Wherein the air-vessels are postured in four conjugations quadrangularly. 1708 J. Ozell tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin (1730) ii. 125 An inverted Cone..Sharp pointed, and quadrangularly long. 1874 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 278 Quadrangularly prismatic crystals. 1996 Jrnl. Paleontol. 70 713 The relatively simple skeleton is composed of quadrangularly arranged hexactines with overlapping rays. † quadrangularness n. Obsolete rare the state or fact of being quadrangular.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Quadrangularness. † quadrangular-wise adv. Obsolete ΚΠ 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 74 A house built quadrangular wise. 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 555 At the bottom about 5 yards deep, were 4 Planks of wood laid quadrangular wise, supported with a stone at every Corner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1425
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