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Quadrate | Quadrate \Quad"rate\, n. [L. quadratum. See {Quadrate}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square. [1913 Webster] At which command, the powers militant That stood for heaven, in mighty quadrate joined. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90[deg], or the quarter of a circle; quartile. See the {Note} under {Aspect}, 6. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) The quadrate bone. [1913 Webster] |
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