quad|rat — «KWOD ruht», noun. 1. Printing. a piece of metal used for wide spaces in setting type; quad. 2. (in experimental agriculture) a square area of convenient size laid off for the purpose of accurate planting. 3. (in phytogeography) a similar square… … Useful english dictionary
quad|rat|i|cal|ly — «kwod RAT uh klee», adverb. to the second degree … Useful english dictionary
quad|rat|i|cal — «kwod RAT uh kuhl», adjective. = quadratic. (Cf. ↑quadratic) … Useful english dictionary
quad|rat|ics — «kwod RAT ihks», noun. the branch of algebra that deals with quadratic equations … Useful english dictionary
bi|quad|rat|ic — «BY kwod RAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or containing a fourth power in mathematics; quartic. –n. 1. the fourth power of a number. 2. = biquadratic equation. (Cf. ↑biquadratic equation) … Useful english dictionary
quad — quad·ded; quad·der; quad·dle; quad·ra; quad·ra·ge·nar·i·ous; quad·ra·ges·i·ma; quad·ra·ges·i·mal; quad·ra·ges·i·mo oc·ta·vo; quad·ran·gle; quad·ran·gled; quad·rans; quad·ra·ture; quad·ren·ni·al·ly; quad·ri·centennial; quad·ri·ceps;… … English syllables
quad — quad1 [kwäd] n. short for: 1. QUADRANGLE (of a college) 2. QUADRUPLET adj. short for QUADRAPHONIC quad2 [kwäd] n. [< QUAD(RAT)] … English World dictionary
rat — acroc·e·rat·i·dae; ap·pa·rat; bac·ca·rat; be·rat; bo·rat·ed; bun·des·rat; ce·rat·ed; ce·rat·o·dus; cir·rat·u·lid; cir·rat·u·lus; cor·po·rat·ism; cor·po·rat·ist; cu·rat·age; cu·rat·ess; cu·rat·ic; de·rat; de·rat·i·za·tion; elab·o·rat·er;… … English syllables
quad|rate — «adjective, noun. KWOD riht, rayt; verb. KWOD rayt», adjective, noun, verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –adj. 1. square or rectangular. 2. of or designating the quadrate bone. 3. Heraldry. (of a cross) having arms which expand into a square at their… … Useful english dictionary
quadrat — quad·rat … English syllables