"quadrangle" meaning in English

See quadrangle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒdˌɹæŋ.ɡəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-quadrangle.wav Forms: quadrangles [plural]
enPR: kwŏdʹrăng'gl [US] Etymology: From Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|quadrangle|}} Old French quadrangle, {{uder|en|LL.|quadrangulum|}} Late Latin quadrangulum Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrangle (plural quadrangles)
  1. (geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon. Categories (topical): Geometry, Four
    Sense id: en-quadrangle-en-noun-z-s-F9I~ Disambiguation of Four: 54 23 23 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 11 27 18 12 Disambiguation of Old French undefined derivations: 12 25 10 23 16 15 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. A courtyard which is quadrangular. Synonyms: quad [informal]
    Sense id: en-quadrangle-en-noun-EIM4aEVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 41 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 44 24 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 11 27 18 12 Disambiguation of Old French undefined derivations: 12 25 10 23 16 15
  3. The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
    Sense id: en-quadrangle-en-noun-9KzIlTfT Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 11 27 18 12 Disambiguation of Old French undefined derivations: 12 25 10 23 16 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quadrilateral [geometry, mathematics, sciences], 4-gon, tetragon, quadrilateral Hyponyms: rectangle [geometry, mathematics, sciences], square [geometry, mathematics, sciences], parallelogram [geometry, mathematics, sciences], rhombus [geometry, mathematics, sciences], trapezoid [geometry, mathematics, sciences] Derived forms: love quadrangle

Inflected forms

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