Quadrangle Definition

kwŏdrănggəl
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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
Wiktionary

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

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