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quadrilateral Definition

quadri·lat·eral (kwä′dri lat′ər əl)

adjective

four-sided

Etymology: < L quadrilaterus (see quadri- & lateral) + -al

noun

  1. Geom. a plane figure having four sides and four angles
  2. a four-sided area

quadrilateral Related Forms
quad′ri·lat′·er·ally adverb
quadrilateral Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • form: What is the area of the quadrilateral formed by these four points?
  • draw: I had prepared some cards with quadrilaterals drawn on them.
  • name: Name a quadrilateral with no lines of symmetry and order of rotational symmetry of 2 Coordinates Co-ordinates.. .

Adjective modifier

  • cyclic: In the poster competition, we had to make a poster and answer three questions on cyclic quadrilaterals.

Modifies a noun

  • element: This method is based on the advancing front style mesh generation with quadrilateral elements in dependent of the coarse mesh orientation.

Noun used with modifier

  • vowel: The assessment carried out by experienced listeners consisted in marking the sounds heard on the vowel quadrilateral.

Preposition: in

  • circle: The opposite angles of quadrilaterals in circles are equal to two right angles.

Preposition: with

  • side: This papyrus contains the first documentary evidence of the use of algebra. rhombus A quadrilateral with four sides of equal length.