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quad·ran·gle (kwädraŋ′gəl)

noun

  1. Geom. a plane figure with four angles and four sides
    1. an area, as of a college campus, surrounded on its four sides by buildings
    2. the buildings surrounding a quadrangle
  2. ☆ the area of land charted on each of the atlas sheets published by the U.S. geological survey

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL quadrangulum < L quadr- < quattuor, four + angulus, angle

quadrangle Related Forms
quad·ran·gu·lar (-draŋgyo̵̅o̅ lər, -gyə-) adjective
quadrangle Synonyms

quadrangle

n.

  1. A four-sided figure

    quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, square; see rectangle.

  2. A court

    courtyard, forum, square, quad*; see court 1, yard 1.

quadrangle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enclose: If the tree nursery is situated within an enclosed school quadrangle there should be no need for fencing.
  • form: Side wings, running east-west, together with the arched entrance block, formed a quadrangle at the west of the site.
  • comprise: They comprise a quadrangle surrounded by a cloister walk with a well in the center of the square.
  • build: A further £ 5,000 bequest to this college enabled it to build a new quadrangle.
  • divide: This division is effected by dividing a basic 15-degree quadrangle into 15 north-south zones and 15 east-west bands.
  • surround: They comprise a quadrangle surrounded by a cloister walk with a well in the center of the square.

Adjective modifier

  • main: The College's two main quadrangles are an oasis of green right in the middle of the city.
  • double: A double quadrangle can still seen today at the Hospital of St Cross at Winchester.
  • front: The Turnbull or Pelican sundial in the front quadrangle of Corpus Christi College in Oxford is probably one of the finest pillar dials.
  • large: Inspired largely by the early 16th Century Château of Chambord in the Loire Valley, the College is built around two very large quadrangles.
  • new: A further £ 5,000 bequest to this college enabled it to build a new quadrangle.
  • central: By the time you read this we will finally also have officially opened our Jubilee Garden, in the central quadrangle.

Modifies a noun

  • book: Quadrangle Books, Chicago, 1966, p. 30. * 49.
  • style: Designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, the College has a traditional layout in quadrangle style with gardens.
  • plan: The quadrangle plan that had served earlier hospitals well continued to remain popular.
  • building: In plan the new infirmary was a quadrangle building, four stories high facing west overlooking the River Dee and Welsh hills.

Noun used with modifier

  • 15-degree: Each 15-degree quadrangle is further divided into 225 quadrangles of 1 degree each ( 15 degrees by 15 degrees ).

Possessives

  • school: Another project was a sensory garden, which was created in the school's quadrangle for pupils with Additional Support Needs.

Preposition: of

  • building: The site consists of a quadrangle of farm buildings set into a sloping hillside over- looking a valley.
  • house: Vicars ' Court is an open quadrangle of Georgian houses built for the vicars choral.

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