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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quad1 /kwɑd/USA pronunciation n. - Informal Termsquadrangle (def. 2).
See -quad-.quad3 /kwɑd/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Informal.]- Medicine, Informal Termsa quadruplet.
See -quad-.-quad-, root. - The root -quad- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "four, fourth." This meaning is found in such words as: quad, quadrangle, quadrant, quadruped, quadruplet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quad1 (kwod),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa quadrangle, as on a college campus.
quad2 (kwod),USA pronunciation n., v., quad•ded, quad•ding. [Print.]n. - PrintingAlso called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a blank in printed matter, used for spacing.
v.t. - Printingto space out (matter) by means of quads.
- short for quadrat 1875–80
quad3 (kwod),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Medicine, Informal Termsa quadruplet.
quad4 (kwod),USA pronunciation [Informal.]adj. - Informal Termsquadraphonic.
n. - Informal Termsquadraphonic sound, or an electronic system for reproducing it:The recording sounded best in quad.
quad5 (kwod),USA pronunciation adj. - designating or comprising four persons or things:rates for quad occupancy; a quad-level house.
n. - Informal Termsquadruple occupancy:Rates are based on quad.
- shortening of quadruple or words formed with quadri-
- Informal Termsquadriplegic:a special ward for quads.
quad., - quadrangle.
- Mathematicsquadrant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quad /kwɒd/ n - short for quadrangle
quad /kwɒd/ n - a block of type metal used for spacing
quad /kwɒd/ n - short for quadruplet
quad /kwɒd/ adj , n - short for quadraphonic or quadraphonics
See quadraphonic
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quad bike, quad n - a vehicle like a motorcycle with four large wheels, designed for agricultural, sporting, and other off-road uses
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