Quad

[kwäd]

noun

The definition of a quad, short for quadrangle, is a large open area where people can gather, surrounded on four sides by buildings.
An example of a quad is a courtyard in a school.

The quad at a university.

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noun

adjective

quadraphonic

noun

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

Origin: from quad(rat)

transitive verb quadded, quadding

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

noun

quod

☆

noun

a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion Btu

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noun

A quadrangle: cadets forming up in the barracks quad.

noun Printing

adjective & n. Informal

Quadruple.

noun

A quadruplet.

adjective

Quadraphonic.

noun Informal

A quadriceps muscle. Often used in the plural.

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