quadrate

American  

[kwod-rit, -reyt, kwod-reyt] / ˈkwɒd rɪt, -reɪt, ˈkwɒd reɪt /

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.

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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)

quadrated, quadrating

1. to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.

verb (used without object)

quadrated, quadrating

1. to agree; conform.

quadrate British  

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to this bone

2. square or rectangular

verb

1. (tr) to make square or rectangular

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

Other Word Forms

• subquadrate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of quadrate

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

Example Sentences

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quadrate quadrated quadrating

Foxes pause ghostlike on the permafrost.With one quadrate eye, the vault reflects a frigid blue sea.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2022

Kemp, T. S. Acoustic transformer function of the postdentary bones and quadrate of a nonmammalian cynodont.

From Nature ● Nov. 12, 2017

In mammals, the dentary bone joins the skull at the squamosal bone, while in other vertebrates, the quadrate bone of the jaw joins with the articular bone of the skull.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

In fishes it braced the articulation of the lower and upper jaws, the quadrate and articular bones.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2014

The skull is unknown, but the lower jaw, 6½ inches long, is less than 2½ inches wide at the articulation with the quadrate bone in the skull.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

The doctrines of Plato formed the basis of his creed, and it required no little ingenuity, to shew how all other theories quadrated with the speculations of the Athenian sage.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

Arrived at the quadrated point, where the two great avenues we have described intersect, Mr. Huertis boldly demanded of his guide the further course and character of his destination.

From Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. by Velasquez, Pedro

On the other hand, the astrological and philosophical priests told such stories of their heavens as perfectly quadrated with these fictions.

From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Bradlaugh, Charles

His revenge deepened, but his smiles and apparent good-humour quadrated with the increased necessity of concealing his designs.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various

The young man was pleased with an advice that quadrated with his wishes, and left me, to consult with some other friends on the propriety of instantly following it.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by Wilson, John Mackay

He discovered a simpler method of quadrating parabolas than that of Archimedes, and a method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines analogous to that of the then unknown differential calculus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various