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quadrangle

[ kwod-rang-guhl ]

noun

  1. a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
  2. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus.
  3. the building or buildings around such a space or court.
  4. 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

  1. geometry a plane figure consisting of four points connected by four lines. In a complete quadrangle , six lines connect all pairs of points
  2. a rectangular courtyard, esp one having buildings on all four sides Often shortened toquad
  3. the building surrounding such a courtyard
“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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Derived Forms

  • quadrangular, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quadrangle1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin quadrangulum, noun use of neuter of Latin quadrangulus, quadriangulus four-cornered. See quadr-, angle 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quadrangle1

C15: from Late Latin quadrangulum figure having four corners
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Example Sentences

He said at 04:50 he saw vehicles enter the palace's quadrangle and zoomed in to see the gang approach.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"He had net curtains over his window and it overlooked the quadrangle so it was very very private," Will said.

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