Definition of quadratenext
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 The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 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 base Luxury King and Luxury Two Queen weigh in at around 650 square feet, with a step-down living area that makes work trips feel less like working out of your bedroom.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When it's finally done, the carving will be about 300,000 square feet.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The Baguette bag is a slim, rectangular, near-impractically sized bag adorned with a double-F logo clasp.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Tap the Cleaning Path Preferences tab to choose between Full Coverage Mode, which provides the most thorough cleaning coverage for square and rectangular pools, and Edge Guard Mode, designed for pools with protruding edges (coping).
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said that some gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh had been damaged, resulting in the loss of 95 million cubic meters per day of production capacity.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mexico holds over 140 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of unconventional gas resources, mostly in northern shale or tight sand basins.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Quadrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrate. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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