quadrate1
KK: [ˈkwɑdrɪt]
DJ: [ˈkwɒdrit]
a.
- 正方形的；方形的
n.
- 正方形
- 【解】方骨（肌）
quadrate2
KK: [ˈkwɑdrеt]
DJ: [ˈkwɒdrеit]
vt.
- 使成正方形
- 使適合
vi.
- 成正方形
- 適合；一致
n.
/
ˈkwɒdrət/
(also
quadrate bone)
Zoology a squarish bone in the skull of a bird or reptile, with which the jaw articulates.
adj.
/
ˈkwɒdrət/
roughly square or rectangular.
v.
/
kwɒˈdreɪt,
ˈkwɒdreɪt/
(
usu. quadrate with)
archaic conform.
Etymology
ME: from L. quadrat-, quadrare ‘make square’, from quattuor ‘four’.
