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   Quad·rate

   noun

   • 1. (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.
   • 2. another term for quadratus

   adjective

   • 1. roughly square or rectangular: "a broad shell with a quadrate outline"

   verb

   • 1. make square: "the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks"
   • 2. conform or cause to conform: "he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- ‘made square’, from the verb quadrare, from quattuor ‘four’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org · dictionary · englishQUADRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a square or cube-shaped part of the body: the quadrate bone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Substances & structures in the body. abductor. accessorius. ACL. actin. adductor. fundus. funiculus. fusiform. glomerular. glomerulus. myosin. navicular. neuroendocrine. neurohormonal. neurohormone. tendinous. tendinum. tendo. tensor. Th.

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   What does quadrate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! QUADRATE definition: 1. a square or cube-shaped part of the body: 2. a square or cube-shaped part of the body: . Learn more.

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   Why is it called a quadrat?

   • Probably from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), originally from Latin quadrātum (“square”). So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type. From Latin quadrātum. It is common to use a 50 x 50 cm quadrat, divided into 25 smaller squares.

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   What is the meaning of quadratic?

   • quadratic is an algebraic term involving the square and no higher power of the unknown quantity; it is of the second degree.

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   Does the quadrate move up or down?

   • There is a slight, almost negligible, upward movement of the quadrate. The lower jaw possesses a deep fossa at its posterior end, or on its posterodorsal surface, which articulates with the body of the quadrate bone. The liver has five lobes, right and left, caudate, quadrate, and lobus spigelii.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org · english · quadrateQUADRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   quadrate. noun [ C ] medical specialized us / ˈkwɑːd.reɪt / uk / ˈkwɒd.reɪt /. Add to word list. a square or cube-shaped part of the body: the quadrate bone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Substances & structures in the body. abductor.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com · english · quadrateQUADRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun (ˈkwɒdrɪt , -reɪt ) 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. adjective (ˈkwɒdrɪt , -reɪt ) 3. of or relating to this bone.

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7. www.vocabulary.com · dictionary · quadrateQuadrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a square-shaped object. see more. adjective. having four sides and four angles. synonyms: square. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle.

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   Define quadrate. quadrate synonyms, quadrate pronunciation, quadrate translation, English dictionary definition of quadrate. n. 1. a. A square or cube. b. An approximately square or cubic area, space, or object. 2. Zoology A bone or cartilaginous structure of the skull, joining...

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   A square or rectangle. The quadrate bone. (geometry) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square. (astrology) An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.

10. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · quadratesQuadrates Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    noun. 1. : an approximately square or cubical area, space, or body. 2. : a quadrate bone. Did you know? Sharp-eyed readers may recognize the "quad" in "quadrate," suggesting the number four. "Quadrate" is in fact a relative of Latin quattuor, meaning "four," though its direct line of descent links to quadrum, meaning "square."