quadrate
- noun
- /ˈkwɒdreɪt/
:
cuadrado
- A measuring tape was used for establishing the design of quadrates.
- quadrate bone
- quadrate jaw
Examples
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For the experiment, they divided the garden into equal quadrates to analyze soil quality.
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In the botanical survey, different species were counted within each quadrate.
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Mr. Quigley, could you isolate that quadrate for me please?
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Quadrates were laid out randomly in the different habitats.
Academic text (2015) -
The sizes of the quadrates were 1 m x 1 m for herbs, 5 m x 5 m for shrubs, and 10 m x 10 m for trees.
Academic text (2015) -
With the evolution of squamates, the skull bone that connected to the lower jaw—the quadrate—became only loosely attached by ligaments to the rest of the skull.
Academic text (2006) -
The researchers marked off several quadrates in the field to study plant growth.
Synonyms
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A solid piece shaped like a cube that is as long as it is wide and tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
quadrate = quad (semi-transparent) = quadr + ate
The element 'quadr-' (four) is recognizable (via 'quad'), so learners can partly infer a meaning related to four-sided shapes, but the form is somewhat literary/rare and the suffix '-ate' does not transparently signal the exact sense 'square' for average learners.
Etymology
Quadrate comes from the Latin quadratus, from the root quad- meaning 'four', a root you can see in quadruple. A helpful image is a block with four equal sides, so a quadrate is a square or cube-shaped object.