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quadrate

Definition of quadrate

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒdrət/

  • 1 (also quadrate bone) Zoology (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒdrət/

  • roughly square or rectangular: a broad shell with a quadrate outline

verb

Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdreɪt, ˈkwɒdreɪt/

archaic
  • 1 [with object] make square: the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks
  • 2 [no object] conform with or correspond to something: he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- 'made square', from the verb quadrare, from quattuor 'four'

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