Quadrature Definition

kwŏdrə-cho͝or
noun
The act of squaring.
Webster's New World
The process of making something square.
American Heritage
The construction of a square equal in area to a given surface.
The quadrature of a circle.
Webster's New World
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°
Webster's New World
(mathematics)
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Quadrature

Noun

Singular:
quadrature
Plural:
quadratures

Origin of Quadrature

  • From Latin quadrātūra.

    From Wiktionary

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