| 单词 | quadrangle |
| 释义 | quadrangle (once / 2495 pages) n A quadrangle is a four-sided polygon, like a square or rectangle. On a college campus, the quadrangle could be the grassy rectangular space between dorms, where co-eds throw Frisbees and flirt. Most college campuses have at least one quadrangle, a rectangular public area made cozy by surrounding buildings. The college quadrangle is almost always referred to as the quad, and this has been true since the 1820s when it became popular slang at Oxford University. The Late Latin quadrangulum, or "four-sided figure," inspired the word quadrangle. WORD FAMILYquadrangle: quadrangles, quadrangular+/quadrangular: quadrangularly USAGE EXAMPLESOn the eastern edge of the measured quadrangle, an erratic boulder would serve as a gravestone. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) “I wanted to go somewhere where I feel safe,” said Ramirez-Tatum, who lives in East Quadrangle, where there are four gender-inclusive restrooms. Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016) Delta State flew the flag alongside American and university banners on large flagpoles at one end of its main quadrangle, facing a state highway. Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1n a four-sided polygon Syn|Hypo|Hyper quadrilateral, tetragon parallelogram a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length trapeziuma quadrilateral with no parallel sides trapezoida quadrilateral with two parallel sides diamond, rhomb, rhombusa parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram rhomboida parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal rectanglea parallelogram with four right angles polygon, polygonal shape a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides 2n a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings Syn|Hyper quad area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function |
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