n.
/
ˈkwɒdrət/
(also
quadrate bone)
Zoology a squarish bone in the skull of a bird or reptile, with which the jaw articulates.
adj.
/
ˈkwɒdrət/
roughly square or rectangular.
v.
/
kwɒˈdreɪt,
ˈkwɒdreɪt/
(
usu. quadrate with)
archaic conform.
Etymology
ME: from L. quadrat-, quadrare ‘make square’, from quattuor ‘four’.
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