Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quadrate
Quadrate
quadrate
adj., n., & v. --adj. esp. Anat. & Zool. square or rectangular (quadrate bone; quadrate muscle). --n. 1 a quadrate bone or muscle. 2 a rectangular object. --v. 1 tr. make square. 2 intr. & tr. (often foll. by with) conform or make conform. Etymology: ME f. L quadrare quadrat- make square f. quattuor four
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadratus, past participle of quadrare to make square, fit, from quadrum square; akin to Latin quattuor four Date: 14th century being square or approximately square, expanded into a square at the junction of the arms, of, relating to, or constituting a bony or cartilaginous element of each side of the skull to which the lower jaw is articulated in most vertebrates below mammals, II. noun Date: 15th century an approximately square or cubical area, space, or body, a ~ bone ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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