Main Entry:

quad·ra·ture

Pronunciation:

\ˈkwä-drə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\

Function:

noun

Date:

1591

1 : a configuration in which two celestial bodies (as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth 2 : the process of finding a square equal in area to a given area