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QUADRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A square-shaped object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("quadrate" is a kind of...):
foursquare; square ((geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon)
Derivation:
quadratic (involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cubelike object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("quadrate" is a kind of...):
cube; regular hexahedron (a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having four sides and four angles
Classified under:
Similar:
square (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb quadrate
