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quadrangle
[ kwod-rang-guhl ]
noun
- a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus.
- the building or buildings around such a space or court.
- the area shown on one of the standard topographic map sheets published by the U.S. Geological Survey: approximately 17 miles (27 km) north to south and from 11 to 15 miles (17 to 24 km) east to west.
quadrangle
/ kwɒˈdræŋɡjʊlə; ˈkwɒdˌræŋɡəl /
noun
- geometry a plane figure consisting of four points connected by four lines. In a complete quadrangle , six lines connect all pairs of points
- a rectangular courtyard, esp one having buildings on all four sides Often shortened toquad
- the building surrounding such a courtyard
Derived Forms
- quadrangular, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±ç³Ü²¹»å۲¹²Ôg±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quadrangle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quadrangle1
Example Sentences
He said at 04:50 he saw vehicles enter the palace's quadrangle and zoomed in to see the gang approach.
Ciulla pulled together quadrangle maps, rectangular maps that cover a set amount of latitude and longitude and were mapped at a scale where one inch represents 2000 feet.
Zimbardo’s “Introduction to Psychology†class was so popular that lines of students trying to get admitted often formed outside offices and ran into the university quadrangles.
And, along those same lines, it might be permissible to say you can’t demonstrate loudly in a college library even though you can rally in the campus quadrangle.
"He had net curtains over his window and it overlooked the quadrangle so it was very very private," Will said.
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