Quadrate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. square or rectangular.
  2. of or relating to the quadrate.
  3. (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross quadrate.
noun
  1. a square.
  2. something square or rectangular.
  3. one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many lower vertebrates, to which the lower jaw is articulated.
verb (used with object), quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.
  1. to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.
verb (used without object), quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.
  1. to agree; conform.
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)
  1. of or relating to this bone
  2. square or rectangular
verb (kwɒˈdreɪt)
  1. to make square or rectangular
  2. to conform or cause to conform
Quadrate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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