Quadrangle

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  • noun. A quadrilateral.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A rectangular area surrounded on all four sides by buildings.
  • noun. The buildings bordering this area.
  • noun. The area of land shown on one atlas sheet charted by the US Geological Survey.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A square block of buildings.
  • noun. Any square block, as of stone.
  • noun. A region measuring 15′ lat. by 15′ long. (or 30′ lat. by 30′ long., or 1° lat, by 1° long., according to the density of tho population) as shown on an atlas sheet of the United States Geological Survey.
  • noun. A plane figure having four angles; a foursquare figure; a quadrilateral; in mod. geom., a plane figure formed by six lines intersecting at four points.
  • noun. A square or oblong court nearly or quite surrounded by buildings: an arrangement common with public buildings, as palaces, city halls, colleges, etc.
  • noun. In palmistry, the space between the line of the heart and that of the head.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.
  • noun. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
  • noun. A courtyard which is quadrangular.
  • noun. The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a four-sided polygon
  • noun. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
  • Word Usage
    "For example, if it be a false affirmation to say ‘a quadrangle is round, ’ the word ‘round quadrangle’ signifies nothing, but is a mere sound."
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