square

²square

adj

squar·ersquar·est

Definition of SQUARE

1

a : having four equal sides and four right angles b : forming a right angle <square corner> c : having a square base <a square pyramid>

2

: raised to the second power

3

a : being approximately a cube <square cabinet> b : having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline <square shoulders> <a square, thick, hard-working man — Maria Edgeworth> c : rectangular and equilateral in section <square tower>

4

a : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length <a square foot> — see metric system table, weight table b : being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions <10 feet square>

5

a : exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned b : just, fair <a square deal> <square in all his dealings> c : leaving no balance : settled d : even, tied e : substantial, satisfying <square meal> f : being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional

6

: set at right angles with the mast and keel —used of the yards of a square-rigged ship

— square·ness noun

Examples of SQUARE

1. The room has four square corners.
2. <received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel>

First Known Use of SQUARE

14th century

Related to SQUARE

Synonyms: foursquare, quadrate

Antonyms: biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

Related Words: blockish, blocky, boxlike, boxy, cubic, cubical, cuboid; squarish; rectangular

Near Antonyms: deceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable; jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic; colored, distorted, warped

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Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb