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quad·rate  (kwdrt, -rt)

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.

intr.v. quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing, quad·rates Archaic

To correspond; agree.

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

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quadrate

n [ˈkwɒdrɪt -reɪt]

1. a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 [ˈkwɒdrɪt -reɪt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to this bone

2. square or rectangular

vb [kwɒˈdreɪt]

1. (tr) to make square or rectangular

2. (often foll by with) to conform or cause to conform

[from Latin quadrāre to make square]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quadrate - a cubelike object cube, regular hexahedron - a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
	2.	quadrate - a square-shaped object foursquare, 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 angles square - having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"