quadrangle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin quadriangulum, from Latin, neuter of quadriangulus quadrangular, from quadri + angulus angle Date: 15th century 1. quadrilateral 2. a. a 4 sided enclosure especially when… … New Collegiate Dictionary
quadrangle — quadrangled, adj. /kwod rang geuhl/, n. 1. a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square. 2. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus. 3. the building or… … Universalium
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quadrangle — [ k(w)adrɑ̃gl ] n. m. • XIIIe; bas lat. quadrangulum ♦ Géom. Figure géométrique formée par quatre points (dont trois quelconques ne sont pas alignés) et les six droites qui les joignent deux à deux. ● quadrangle nom masculin (latin quadrangulus)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quad|ran|gle — «KWOD RANG guhl», noun. 1. a four sided space or court wholly or nearly surrounded by buildings: »the quadrangle of a palace, a college quadrangle. 2. the buildings around a quadrangle: »There was a square court behind, round which the house,… … Useful english dictionary