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(kwä′drət)

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quad
Ecol. a sampling plot, usually one square meter, used to study and analyze plant or animal life

Origin: ME, var. of quadrate ()

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noun

Printing A piece of type metal lower than the raised typeface, used for filling spaces and blank lines. Also called quad².
Ecology Any of a group of small, usually rectangular plots of land arranged for close study of the distribution of plants or animals in an area.

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Origin: Middle English, a square geometric instrument, rectangular area; see quadrate

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