quad|ri|lat|er|al

quad|ri|lat|er|al
quad|ri|lat|er|al «KWOD ruh LAT uhr uhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having four sides and four angles.
–n.
1. a) a plane figure having four sides and four angles. b) something having this form.
2. a figure formed by four straight lines which, if extended, intersect at six points; complete quadrilateral.
3. an area lying defended by four fortresses, one at each corner.
[< Latin quadrilaterus (< quadri- four + latus, -eris side) + English -al1]

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