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quadrate

[ adjective noun kwod-rit, -reyt; verb kwod-reyt ]

adjective

  1. square or rectangular.
  2. Zoology. of or relating to the quadrate.
  3. Heraldry. (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs:

    a cross quadrate.



noun

  1. a square.
  2. something square or rectangular.
  3. Zoology. one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many lower vertebrates, to which the lower jaw is articulated.

verb (used with object)

, quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.
  1. to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.

verb (used without object)

, quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.
  1. to agree; conform.

quadrate

noun

  1. a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to this bone
  2. square or rectangular
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make square or rectangular
  2. often foll by with to conform or cause to conform
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrate1

1350–1400; Middle English quadrat (noun and adj.) < Latin quadrātus (past participle of quadrāre to make square)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrate1

C14: from Latin quadrāre to make square
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Example Sentences

And so is the square H quadrate made in the circle assigned, as the conclusion willeth.

The middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.

The hyoid is at first connected with the skull, 140but afterwards frees itself and becomes slung to the "quadrate."

This movable bone unites with parts of the palate and the face, and is known as the quadrate bone.

With these conditions of the quadrate bone are associated cold blood, terrestrial life, and young developed from eggs.

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