Definition of quadrangles Quadrangles
We found 3 definitions of quadrangles from 2 different sources.
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What does quadrangles mean?
Wiktionary 
- quadrangles (Noun)
Plural of quadrangle.
Part of speech
🔤- quadrangles, noun, plural of quadrangle.
WordNet
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| quadrangle - a four-sided polygon | ||
| quadrilateral, tetragon | ||
| polygon, polygonal shape a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides | ||
| parallelogram a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length | ||
| trapezium the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals | ||
| quadrangle - a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings | ||
| quad | ||
| area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quadrangle (n.)
A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles. - quadrangle (n.)
A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quadrangle
kwod′rang-gl, n. a square surrounded by buildings: (geom.) a plane figure having four equal sides and angles: in the jargon of palmistry, the space between the line of the heart and that of the head.—adj. Quadrang′ular, of the form of a quadrangle.—adv. Quadrang′ularly. [Fr.,—L. quadrangulum—quatuor, four, angulus, an angle.]
Part of speech
🔤- quadrangle, noun, singular of quadrangles.
