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单词 quadrate
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Origin of quadrate

1350–1400; Middle English quadrat (noun and adj.) <Latin quadrātus (past participle of quadrāre to make square)

OTHER WORDS FROM quadrate

sub·quad·rate, adjective

Words nearby quadrate

Quadrantids, quadraphonic, quadraphonics, quadraphony, quadrat, quadrate, quadrate foramen, quadrate lobe, quadrate muscle of loins, quadrate muscle of sole, quadrate muscle of thigh
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British Dictionary definitions for quadrate

quadrate

noun (ˈkwɒdrɪt, -reɪt)

a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object
one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds that articulates with the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the incus

adjective (ˈkwɒdrɪt, -reɪt)

of or relating to this bone
square or rectangular

verb (kwɒˈdreɪt)

(tr) to make square or rectangular
(often foll by with) to conform or cause to conform

Word Origin for quadrate

C14: from Latin quadrāre to make square
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Medical definitions for quadrate

quadrate
[ kwŏdrāt′, -rĭt ]

adj.

Having four sides and four angles; square or rectangular.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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