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quad·ra·ture (kwä′drə c̸hər)
noun
- the act of squaring
- the construction of a square equal in area to a given surface the quadrature of a circle
- Astron. a configuration of a superior planet or the moon in which the angle between it and the sun, as seen from the earth, is 90°
Etymology: LL quadratura < L quadratus: see quadrate
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