单词 | quadrate |
释义 | quadratenoun /ˈkwɒdrət / 1 (also quadrate bone) Zoology (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.Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate....
2 Anatomy another term for quadratus. adjective /ˈkwɒdrət / Roughly square or rectangular: a broad shell with a quadrate outline...
verb /kwɒˈdreɪt / /ˈkwɒdreɪt / archaic 1 [with object] Make square: the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks 2 [no object] Conform with or correspond to something: he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality...
OriginLate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- 'made square', from the verb quadrare, from quattuor 'four'. Rhymes |
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