Quadrature Word Meaning

late Middle English (denoting squareness): from Latin quadratura ‘division of land into squares’, from quadrare (see quadrate)

the process of constructing a square with an area equal to that of a circle, or of another figure bounded by a curve.

process of constructing square with area equal to that of circle, or of another figure

the position of the moon or a planet when it is 90° from the sun as viewed from the earth.

position of moon or planet when it is 90° from sun as viewed from earth

a phase difference of 90 degrees between two waves of the same frequency, as in the colour difference signals of a television screen.

phase difference of 90 degrees between two waves of same frequency