quad·ran·gle

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• quad|ran|gle — «KWOD RANG guhl», noun. 1. a four sided space or court wholly or nearly surrounded by buildings: »the quadrangle of a palace, a college quadrangle. 2. the buildings around a quadrangle: »There was a square court behind, round which the house,… …   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

• ran — ach·y·ran·thes; ac·ti·nop·te·ran; ai·ran; al·bo·ran·ite; al·co·ran; al·do·fu·ran·o·side; al·do·py·ran·o·side; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; an·dro·spo·ran·gi·um; an·u·ran; au·ran·tia; au·ran·ti·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

• gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

• quadrangle — quad·ran·gle …   English syllables

• quadrangle — quad•ran•gle [[t]ˈkwɒdˌræŋ gəl[/t]] n. 1) math. a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square 2) archit. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus 3) archit. the… …   From formal English to slang

• quadrangle — quad|ran|gle [ˈkwɔdrængəl US ˈkwa: ] n 1.) formal a square open area with buildings all around it, especially at a school or college = ↑quad 2.) technical a flat shape that has four straight sides …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• quadrangle — quad|ran|gle [ kwa,dræŋgl ] noun count FORMAL a QUAD …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• quadrangle — quad·ran·gle (kwodґrang gəl) 1. quadrilateral. 2. a dental instrument having four angulations in the shank connecting the handle, or shaft, with the working portion of the instrument, known as the blade, or nib. Cf. binangle, monangle, and… …   Medical dictionary

• Quadrangle — Quad ran gle, n. [F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor four + angulus an angle. See {Four}, and {Angle} a corner.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English