quad¹ Definition
quad² Definition
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 quad′·ded, quad′·ding
Printing to fill out (a line) by means of quads
quad³ Definition
quad (kwäd)
noun
quad4 Definition
☆ quad (kwäd)
noun
a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion Btu
quad5 Definition
quad
- quadrangle
- quadrant
- quadruplicate
quad Usage Examples
Possessives
- woman: In Sunday's racing, Britain's women's quad beat Russia to become the first British finals qualifiers.
- man: For the past two years we have run a senior 3 men's quad.
Converse of object
- cox: In boys junior 14 coxed quads, George Watson's were winners by 7 secs from Kings College School.
- call: IP Number ( Internet Protocol Number ) Sometimes called a dotted quad.
Adjective modifier
- coxless: FANNY A privately owned Simms 90kg coxless quad used by the successful Vet B crew.
- dotted: IP Number ( Internet Protocol Number ) Sometimes called a dotted quad.
- lightweight: The respective lightweight quads were won by the same countries.
- high-speed: The lift count is now 9, including 4 high-speed quads such as the " West Mountain Express " and the " Zephyr " .
- composite: With two very strong fours ( and a composite club quad!
- junior: Leander and Tiffin beat Burway and Walton in the Fawley for junior quads.
Modifies a noun
- biking: We can also organize quad biking or a visit to a local school.
- scull: The senior women's match went to the last of its eight races - quad sculls.
- bike: Remember the quad bike along the river Ganges in TR III?
- rugby: Murderball shows how playing quad rugby has given these men a sense of their masculinity.
- racing: You can also try your hand at metal detecting, archery, and miniature quad racing.
- processor: Quad processors, 2 GB RAM, etc. The OS really doesn't have to much to do with the SQL performance.
Noun used with modifier
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