quadrilateral
- adjective
- /ˌkwɒdrɪˈlætərəl/
- As president, I will seek to institutionalize the new quadrilateral security partnership among the major Asia-Pacific democracies: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
- quadrilateral total contact socket
- quadrilateral total contact
- quadrilateral total
Examples
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The table was shaped like a quadrilateral, with four equal sides and right angles.
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A irregular quadrilateral being nice like a little trapezoid or something like that.
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It should again function as the core of the quadrilateral group with Japan and Canada, and then the full WTO itself.
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The meeting approved the idea of forming a quadrilateral economic cooperative framework among the four outside the framework of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
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In geometry class, we learned about the properties of a quadrilateral and how to calculate its area.
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The architect designed a quadrilateral building with four large glass windows.
Synonyms
A shape with four sides like a square or rectangle
A shape with four sides and four angles like a square or rectangle
A shape with four sides like a square or rectangle
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Etymology
The word quadrilateral comes from the parts quadri- and -lateral, which mean 'four' and 'side'. So, when something is quadrilateral, it simply means it has four sides or is shaped like a four-sided figure.