as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the four museum buildings surround a quadrate courtyard that is formally landscaped

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Recent Examples of quadrate Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
  • Even the smallest, entry-level rooms have ample storage space, though these Inside cabins do lack windows and start at a cozy 151 square feet.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
  • To date, the Timbers have leased but not owned the Tualatin Hills district land that includes their current indoor training facility, which has been expanded twice since 2015 to its current 27,000 square feet and includes a grass field and synthetic turf.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The first contains a rectangular sink with wooden cutting board top and a dual-hob induction cooktop that barely rises above countertop level for a clean look.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
  • Right now, the largest rectangular style is in stock and on sale for $473 off.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Boise officials urge safety precautions: No. 1 is life jackets The river, which figures to be busy as usual over the July 4 weekend, was flowing at about 860 cubic feet per second Thursday.
    Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
  • With the rear seats folded, boot capacity expands from 24 cubic feet (678 L) to 62 cubic feet (1,758 L).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2025

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“Quadrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrate. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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