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quadrangular

quadrangular

7.4
A shape with four sides and four angles like a square or rectangle
  • adjective
  • /kwɒˈdræŋɡjʊlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuadrangular
  • This quadrangular, fortress-like barracks held separate ships' crews in individual dormitories and enabled both the galleys' captains and the state administration to keep an eye on foreign slaves while on land.

Examples

  • He left him in front of a quadrangular concrete structure, built like a bomb shelter, with a shining corrugated metal door nailed saloon-style in the plank doorframe.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The architect designed a beautiful quadrangular building with large windows to let in natural light.

  • So for example, triangular, quadrangular, he uses that early on in the chapter.

  • A small quadrangular building, it is full of archival pictures, mammal bones, and glowing praise of Peking Man; much is made of his ability to craft tools, hunt, and use fire.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The regiment drew itself up in companies facing the eight Corinthian columns and quadrangular dome of the École Militaire.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Taeuber's paintings also reference an interest in dance and movement more obliquely, such as in Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms, 1919, or Composition in Dense, Polychrome, Quadrangular Spots, 1921.

    Academic text (2014)

  • At the garden, we admired the quadrangular shape of the pond, surrounded by neatly trimmed hedges.

  • The table was a quadrangular design, making it perfect for accommodating four people comfortably.

Synonyms

quadrilateral
vsquadrangular
1 6.5

Shaped like a flat figure with four straight sides and four angles

is defined by having four angles as well as four sides
tetragonal
vsquadrangular
  • Specialized
9.9

A shape with four sides like a square or rectangle

is broader, covering four-sided forms beyond technical scientific contexts
quadrate
vsquadrangular
7.9

Having four sides and four angles like a square or a rectangle

is more general, meaning any four-angled shape not only squares or rectangles

Compounds

quadrangular prism
  • Specialized
8.3

A solid shape with two equal four-sided bases and four flat side faces joining them

Surface Forms

quadrangular positive

Morphology

quadrangular = quadrangle (transparent) = quadrangle + ar

Formed from the noun 'quadrangle' with an adjectival suffix; meaning 'having the properties of a quadrangle' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Quadrangular comes from the parts quadri- 'four' and angle 'corner', so it means 'four-cornered' and is used for things with four sides, like a square.