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
Synonyms:
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(geometry): rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid.

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Other Word Forms of Quadrangle

Noun

Singular:
quadrangle
Plural:
quadrangles

Origin 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

Quadrangle Sentence Examples

  • The city forms a quadrangle of nearly i m.

  • In the centre of the eastern side of the quadrangle two gigantic doors were thrown open to admit the people into the adytum or inner mosque (shrine) where is the marble tomb of Imam Reza, surrounded by a silver railing with knobs of gold.

  • The Waterhouse charity school occupies a handsome set of buildings forming three sides of a quadrangle, erected in 1855.

  • The quadrangle of the latter contains many well-painted armorial bearings of the podestas.

  • The series of buildings consists of the college, monastery, hospice and scriptorium - the four forming a quadrangle connected by beautiful cloisters.

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