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Word: Quadrate
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- ‘made square’, from the verb quadrare, from quattuor ‘four’
ˈkwɒdrət
(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.
Short Definition:(in skull of bird or reptile) squarish bone with which jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with incus of middle ear in mammals
Word: Quadrate
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈkwɒdrət
roughly square or rectangular
Short Definition:square or rectangular
Examples:- a broad shell with a quadrate outline
Word: Quadrate
Speech Type: Verb
kwɒˈdreɪt
kwəˈdreɪt
make square
Short Definition:make square
Examples:- the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks
conform with or correspond to something
Short Definition:conform with or correspond to something
Examples:- he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality
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