[ˈkwɒdrət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.



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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- ‘made square’, from the verb quadrare, from quattuor ‘four’

[ˈkwɒdrət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- roughly square or rectangular
(e.g: a broad shell with a quadrate outline)


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[kwəˈdreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make square
(e.g: the materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks)

- conform with or correspond to something
(e.g: he had to make a creed which would quadrate with his immorality)


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