quadrat

See also: Quadrat

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin quadrātum.

Noun

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. (sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
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Etymology 2

Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type.

Noun

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. (letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.
    • 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: Or, the Doctrine of Handy-Works. Applied to the art of Printing., v 2, p 222–23:
      If his Title be ſhort, he Sets it in the middle of the Line, by Setting Quadrats on both ſides: If his Title be long, he Sets the middle Line in the middle: If it make three or more Lines, he Indents the firſt with an m Quadrat, and the other with two m Quadrats.
  2. (Egyptology) A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged.
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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quadrātus, possibly a borrowing. Cf. caire, quadre.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kwəˈdɾat/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾat/
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Noun

quadrat m (plural quadrats)

  1. square

Adjective

quadrat (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrats, feminine plural quadrades)

  1. square
  2. squared

Further reading

Latin

Verb

quadrat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of quadrō

Tatar

Noun

quadrat

  1. quadrat

Adjective

quadrat

  1. quadratic, square
    quadrat kilometr
    quadrat kilometr
    square kilometer
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