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quad (kwäd)

noun

  1. quadrangle (of a college)
  2. quadruplet

adjective

quadraphonic
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quad (kwäd)

noun

Printing a piece of type metal lower than the face of the type, used for spacing, to fill blank lines, etc.

Etymology: < quad(rat)

transitive verb quadded quad′·ded, quadding quad′·ding

Printing to fill out (a line) by means of quads
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quad (kwäd)

noun

quod
quad4 definition

☆ quad (kwäd)

noun

a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion Btu
quad5 definition

quad

  1. quadrangle
  2. quadrant
  3. quadruplicate

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