quadrat
Americannoun
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Printing. quad.
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Ecology. a square or rectangular plot of land marked off for the study of plants and animals.
noun
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ecology an area of vegetation, often one square metre, marked out for study of the plants in the surrounding area
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the frame used to mark out such an area
Etymology
Origin of quadrat
First recorded in 1675–85; variant of quadrate
Example Sentences
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The number and size of quadrat samples depends on the type of organisms under study and other factors, including the density of the organism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Multiple quadrat samples are performed throughout the habitat at several random locations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
For immobile organisms such as plants, or for very small and slow-moving organisms, a quadrat may be used.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
A quadrat is a wood, plastic, or metal square that is randomly located on the ground and used to count the number of individuals that lie within its boundaries.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
If a nombre be hade twies in hym-self, oþer ones in his quadrat, þat is the same, þat a cubike Fol.
From The Earliest Arithmetics in English by Steele, Robert
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