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Subquadruple :: Subquadrate (a.) Nearly or approximately square; almost square.

Quadrangle :: Quadrangle (n.) 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..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

Quadrat :: Quadrat (n.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, -- used in spacing and in blank lines..

Octant :: Octant (n.) The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees..

Quadrant :: Quadrant (n.) An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction..

Rhynchocephala :: Rhynchocephala (n. pl.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See Hatteria. Called also Rhynchocephalia..

Conquadrate :: Conquadrate (v. t.) To bring into a square.

Quarry :: Quarry (a.) Quadrate; square.

Quadrans :: Quadrans (n.) A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2..

Biquadratic :: Biquadratic (n.) A biquadrate.

Arc :: Arc (n.) A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant..

Quadrilateral :: Quadrilateral (n.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Pelecoid :: Pelecoid (n.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants..

#NAME? :: -trices (pl. ) of Quadratri.

Granadilla :: Granadilla (n.) The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices..

Biquadratic :: Biquadratic (n.) A biquadratic equation.

Quadrature :: Quadrature (a.) The position of one heavenly body in respect to another when distant from it 90¡, or a quarter of a circle, as the moon when at an equal distance from the points of conjunction and opposition..

Pterygoquadrate :: Pterygoquadrate (a.) Of, pertaining to, or representing the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages..

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