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quadrilateral

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quad·ri·lat·er·al  (kwdr-ltr-l)
n. Mathematics
A polygon having four sides.
adj.
Having four sides.
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quadrilateral
top: convex quadrilateral
bottom: non-convex quadrilateral

quadrilateral
Adjective
having four sides
Noun
a polygon with four sides

quadrilateral  (kwdr-ltr-l)
A polygon that has four sides, such as a rectangle or rhombus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quadrilateralquadrilateral - a four-sided polygon                
polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
parallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
trapezium - a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
trapezoid - a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
Adj.1.quadrilateral - having four sides
many-sided, multilateral - having many parts or sides
Translations

quadrilateral [kwɔdrɪˈlætərəl] nViereck nt

quadrilateral
n quadrilateral [kwodriˈlӕtərəl]
a two-dimensional figure with four straight sides. vierhoek رُباعي الأضْلاع четиристранен čtyřúhelník firkant das Viereck τετράπλευρο cuadrilátero nelinurk چهار وجهی nelisivuinen quadrilatère מְרוּבָּע चतुर्भुज četverokut négyszög bersisi empat fjórhliða hlutur quadrilatero 4辺形 4변형 ketursienis četrstūris sisi empat vierhoek firkant czworobok quadrilátero patru­later четырёхугольник štvoruholník četverokotnik četvorougaonik fyrsiding รูปสี่เหลี่ยม dörtgen 四邊形 чотирибічний, чотиристоронній چوکور hình tứ giác


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Instead of making use of the square or rectangle, as has been done to this time, you will suppose your place inclosed in a regular hexagon, this polygon having the advantage of offering more angles than the quadrilateral one.
Before a big fire lay Captain Smollett; and in a far corner, only duskily flickered over by the blaze, I beheld great heaps of coin and quadrilaterals built of bars of gold.
 
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