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
  • At 43,000 square feet, the store is half the size of a full-sized BJ’s club, the release said.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
  • The latter was built in 1939, with 1,950 square feet of its own terraces.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The rectangular design throws light further than some smaller sconces, and the charming criss-cross pattern looks luxe enough to make the cut in the Hamptons.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
  • Choose from seven rectangular sizes and two different runners.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • In 2015, Axial spewed out 5.5 billion cubic feet of lava.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • From there, the roofline extends back with larger rear quarter windows and a wagon-like profile that is six-inches longer for more utility including 30 cubic feet of rear cargo space.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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“Quadrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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