quadrate

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Q0007200 (kwŏd′rāt′, -rĭt)n.1. a. A square or cube.b. An approximately square or cubic area, space, or object.2. Zoology A bone or cartilaginous structure of the skull, joining the upper and lower jaws in birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.adj.1. Having four sides and four angles; square or rectangular.2. Zoology Of or being the quadrate bone or cartilage.

[Middle English quadrat, something square, from Latin quadrātum, from neuter past participle of quadrāre, to make square, from quadrum, square; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

quadrate

n 1. a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object 2. (Zoology) one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds that articulates with the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the incus adj 3. (Zoology) of or relating to this bone 4. square or rectangular vb 5. (tr) to make square or rectangular 6. (often foll by with) to conform or cause to conform [C14: from Latin quadrāre to make square]

quad•rate

(adj., n. ˈkwɒd rɪt, -reɪt; v. -reɪt)

adj., n., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. adj. 1. square or rectangular. 2. (of a heraldic cross) having a square at the juncture of the limbs. n. 3. a square. 4. something square or rectangular. 5. a bony or cartilaginous structure on each side of the skull in fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, to which the lower jaw is attached. v.t. 6. to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt. v.i. 7. to agree; conform. [1350–1400; < Latin quadrātus, past participle of quadrāre to make square, derivative of quadrum square; compare quadri-]

quadrate

Past participle: quadrated
Gerund: quadrating

Imperative
quadrate
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Present
I quadrate
you quadrate
he/she/it quadrates
we quadrate
you quadrate
they quadrate

Preterite
I quadrated
you quadrated
he/she/it quadrated
we quadrated
you quadrated
they quadrated

Present Continuous
I am quadrating
you are quadrating
he/she/it is quadrating
we are quadrating
you are quadrating
they are quadrating

Present Perfect
I have quadrated
you have quadrated
he/she/it has quadrated
we have quadrated
you have quadrated
they have quadrated

Past Continuous
I was quadrating
you were quadrating
he/she/it was quadrating
we were quadrating
you were quadrating
they were quadrating

Past Perfect
I had quadrated
you had quadrated
he/she/it had quadrated
we had quadrated
you had quadrated
they had quadrated

Future
I will quadrate
you will quadrate
he/she/it will quadrate
we will quadrate
you will quadrate
they will quadrate

Future Perfect
I will have quadrated
you will have quadrated
he/she/it will have quadrated
we will have quadrated
you will have quadrated
they will have quadrated

Future Continuous
I will be quadrating
you will be quadrating
he/she/it will be quadrating
we will be quadrating
you will be quadrating
they will be quadrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quadrating
you have been quadrating
he/she/it has been quadrating
we have been quadrating
you have been quadrating
they have been quadrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quadrating
you will have been quadrating
he/she/it will have been quadrating
we will have been quadrating
you will have been quadrating
they will have been quadrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quadrating
you had been quadrating
he/she/it had been quadrating
we had been quadrating
you had been quadrating
they had been quadrating

Conditional
I would quadrate
you would quadrate
he/she/it would quadrate
we would quadrate
you would quadrate
they would quadrate

Past Conditional
I would have quadrated
you would have quadrated
he/she/it would have quadrated
we would have quadrated
you would have quadrated
they would have quadrated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quadrate - a cubelike objectcube, regular hexahedron - a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
	2.	quadrate - a square-shaped objectfoursquare, square - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
Adj.	1.	quadrate - having four sides and four anglessquare - having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"

quadrate

adjectiveHaving four equal sides and four right angles:square.verbArchaic. To be compatible or in correspondence:accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit, harmonize, match, square, tally.Informal: jibe.

Translations

quadrate

[kwod´rāt] square or squared.

qua·drate

(kwah'drāt), Having four equal sides; square. [L. quadratus, square]

quadrate

(kwŏd′rāt′, -rĭt)n.1. a. A square or cube.b. An approximately square or cubic area, space, or object.2. Zoology A bone or cartilaginous structure of the skull, joining the upper and lower jaws in birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.adj.1. Having four sides and four angles; square or rectangular.2. Zoology Of or being the quadrate bone or cartilage.

quad·rate

(kwahd'rāt) Having four equal sides; square. [L. quadratus, square]

quadrate

a cartilage bone at the back end of the upper jaw in the majority of vertebrates. In mammals it becomes the INCUS of the ear, but in most other vertebrates forms the articulation of the lower jaw.

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Synonyms for quadrate

adj having four equal sides and four right angles

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verb to be compatible or in correspondence

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noun a cubelike object

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noun a square-shaped object

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adj having four sides and four angles

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