Thesaurus results for QUADRATE

quadrate

adjective

ˈkwä-ˌdrāt

Definition of quadrate

as in square

having four equal sides and four right angles the four museum buildings surround a quadrate courtyard that is formally landscaped

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Recent Examples of quadrate The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrate

Adjective

The million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) main building has remained empty since Katrina.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The park covers 522,427 acres (800 square miles) and is about a 150-mile drive northwest from uptown Charlotte.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of square

Adjective

Its eight digesters are designed to generate more than 4,400 standard cubic feet per minute of biogas, which will then be upgraded to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
The outburst flood sent more than 13 billion gallons (50 million cubic meters) of water rushing down the mountain, damaging several dams, more than 25,000 buildings and more than 30 bridges.

— Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026