"quadrat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ Forms: quadrats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quadrātum}} Latin quadrātum, {{doublet|en|quadrate}} Doublet of quadrate Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrat (plural quadrats)
  1. (sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. Categories (topical): Sciences Derived forms: photoquadrat, subquadrat Related terms: transect
    Sense id: en-quadrat-en-noun-nIh9JRTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 39 4 Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ Forms: quadrats [plural]
Etymology: Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 1 above. So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cadrat}} French cadrat, {{bor|en|it|quadrato||square}} Italian quadrato (“square”), {{der|en|la|quadrātum||square}} Latin quadrātum (“square”), {{doublet|en|quadrate}} Doublet of quadrate Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrat (plural quadrats)
  1. (letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-quadrat-en-noun-jQlkP4R2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 39 4 Topics: letterpress-typography, media, publishing, typography
  2. (Egyptology) A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged. Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt
    Sense id: en-quadrat-en-noun-4p~9acWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 39 4 Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quad, space Derived forms: quad
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ Forms: quadrats [present, singular, third-person], quadratting [participle, present], quadratted [participle, past], quadratted [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quadrātum}} Latin quadrātum, {{doublet|en|quadrate}} Doublet of quadrate Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} quadrat (third-person singular simple present quadrats, present participle quadratting, simple past and past participle quadratted)
  1. To place a quadrat, or divide into quadrats.
    Sense id: en-quadrat-en-verb-VUKoTtlg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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