| 单词 | quadrangle |
| 释义 | quadrangle[ kwod-rang-guhl ] / ˈkwɒdˌræŋ gəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quadrangle ON THESAURUS.COM nouna plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus. the building or buildings around such a space or court. the area shown on one of the standard topographic map sheets published by the U.S. Geological Survey: approximately 17 miles (27 km) north to south and from 11 to 15 miles (17 to 24 km) east to west. Origin of quadrangle1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin quadrangulum, noun use of neuter of Latin quadrangulus, quadriangulus four-cornered. See quadr-, angle1 OTHER WORDS FROM quadranglequadrangled, adjectiveWords nearby quadranglequadr-, quadra, quadragenarian, Quadragesima, Quadragesimal, quadrangle, quadrangular, quadrans, quadrant, quadrantal corrector, quadrantic hemianopsia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrangleBritish Dictionary definitions for quadranglequadrangle / (ˈkwɒdˌræŋɡəl) / noungeometry a plane figure consisting of four points connected by four lines. In a complete quadrangle, six lines connect all pairs of points a rectangular courtyard, esp one having buildings on all four sidesOften shortened to: quad the building surrounding such a courtyard Derived forms of quadranglequadrangular (kwɒˈdræŋɡjʊlə), adjectiveWord Origin for quadrangleC15: from Late Latin quadrangulum figure having four corners Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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