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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quad•ran•gle /ˈkwɑdˌræŋgəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mathematicsa flat figure having four angles and four sides, such as a square.
- Architecturea four-sided space or court surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus:In the main quadrangle students were playing frisbee.
quad•ran•gu•lar /kwɑˈdræŋgyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. See -quad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quad•ran•gle (kwod′rang′gəl),USA pronunciation n. - Mathematicsa plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- Architecturea square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus.
- Architecturethe building or buildings around such a space or court.
- Geography, Surveying, Surveying, Place Namesthe area shown on one of the standard topographic map sheets published by the U.S. Geological Survey: approximately 17 mi. (27 km) north to south and from 11 to 15 mi. (17 to 24 km) east to west.
- Late Latin quadrangulum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin quadrangulus, quadriangulus four-cornered. See quadr-, angle
- late Middle English 1400–50
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