"quad" meaning in English

See quad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quad (not comparable)
  1. Having four shots of espresso. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Coffee Derived forms: dotted quad, quad bike, quad play Related terms: quadr-, quadri-, quadru-, quin
    Sense id: en-quad-en-adj-lpZSiiN4 Disambiguation of Coffee: 21 1 0 19 2 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 7 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Clippings. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quad (not comparable)
  1. (poker slang) Of or relating to quads. Tags: not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-quad-en-adj-5Cf8GNcL Topics: card-games, poker
  2. quadrile Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quad-en-adj-~Q2EmpWt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quad paper
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} quad (plural quads)
  1. A serving of four shots of espresso. Categories (topical): Coffee
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-vNw0gJw8 Disambiguation of Coffee: 21 1 0 19 2 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 7 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
  2. (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-aYB8KvK~ Topics: board-games, chess, games
  3. (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume. Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism, Coffee, Four
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-yaDDFm-5 Disambiguation of Coffee: 21 1 0 19 2 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 7 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Four: 6 1 0 5 6 17 4 7 1 1 2 0 7 0 2 5 4 8 2 1 2 1 6 6 2 2
  4. A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-g7uB13Fk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Clippings. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun}} quad (plural quads)
  1. (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-NYTWnXMa
  2. (informal) A quadruplet (infant). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-qmL4uFdU
  3. (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computer graphics
  4. (informal) The quadriceps muscle. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-VaWyEwRs
  5. (informal) A quadriplegic person. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-e8KJ9pKn
  6. (informal) Quadruplex videotape. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-8-n-mxpb
  7. (informal) A quadrupel beer. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-ARBPkuBR
  8. (informal) A quadcopter. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-hAtJx-Ez
  9. A skate with four wheels.
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-uIESW9np
  10. (skating) Clipping of quadruple (“kind of jump in figure skating”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: quadruple (extra: kind of jump in figure skating) Categories (topical): Skating
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-m~chnqLs Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skating, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quadcore, quaddie, quad hockey, quad meet, quad rugby, quad ruled, quad skate, quad strip, quad suit
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun}} quad (plural quads)
  1. A quad bike.
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-j5ngWBKK
  2. Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (10¹⁵ BTU) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: quadrillion BTU (extra: 10¹⁵ BTU)
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-2OkBVB15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: 1785 Quads. pl, 1847 quads, verb 1876. From the abbreviation quad., for obsolete quadrat. Keyboard command is named for the verb sense. Etymology templates: {{m|en|quad.}} quad., {{m|en|quadrat}} quadrat Head templates: {{en-noun}} quad (plural quads)
  1. (letterpress typography) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-en:typesetting Topics: letterpress-typography, media, publishing, typography
  2. (printing slang) A joke used to fill long days of setting type. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-m3Z97vWO Topics: media, printing, publishing
  3. (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-quad-en-noun-H6HHibEV Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: em space, quadrat [obsolete], quad [obsolete]
Etymology number: 4 Derived forms: em quad, 2-em quad, 3-em quad, en quad, nut quad, mutton quad, quad center, quad centre, quad left, quad middle, quad right

Verb

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [present, singular, third-person], quadding [participle, present], quadded [participle, past], quadded [past]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Clippings. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-verb|quads|quadding|quadded}} quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)
  1. (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-quad-en-verb-fhVO76tX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [present, singular, third-person], quadding [participle, present], quadded [participle, past], quadded [past]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)
  1. to ride a quad bike
    Sense id: en-quad-en-verb-JS2dAsXU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /kwɑd/ [General-American], /kwɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-quad.ogg [Australia] Forms: quads [present, singular, third-person], quadding [participle, present], quadded [participle, past], quadded [past]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: 1785 Quads. pl, 1847 quads, verb 1876. From the abbreviation quad., for obsolete quadrat. Keyboard command is named for the verb sense. Etymology templates: {{m|en|quad.}} quad., {{m|en|quadrat}} quadrat Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)
  1. (letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-quad-en-verb-ELS8WxGr Topics: letterpress-typography, media, publishing, typography
  2. (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-quad-en-verb--xdfp4V5 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quad [obsolete]
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1901, Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation, page 232",
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