Quadrangle Definition
kwŏdrănggəl
quadrangles
noun
quadrangles
A quadrilateral.
American Heritage
A plane figure with four angles and four sides.
Webster's New World
An area, as of a college campus, surrounded on its four sides by buildings.
Webster's New World
The buildings surrounding a quadrangle.
Webster's New World
The area of land charted on each of the atlas sheets published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Webster's New World
other
(geometry): rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Quadrangle
Noun
Singular:
quadranglePlural:
quadranglesOrigin of Quadrangle
Middle English from Old French from Late Latin quadrangulum from Latin neuter of quadrangulus four-cornered quadri- quadri- angulus angle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.
From Wiktionary
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to quadrangle using the buttons below.