- quadrilateral
- I. noun Etymology: Latin quadrilaterus four-sided, from quadri- + later-, latus side Date: 1650 a polygon of four sides II. adjective Date: 1656 having four sides
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Quadrilateral — Quad ri*lat er*al, n. 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines. [1913 Webster] 2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrilatéral — ● quadrilatéral, quadrilatérale, quadrilatéraux adjectif Qui a quatre côtés. quadrilatéral, ale, aux [kwadʀilateʀal, o; kadʀilateʀal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1556; de quadrilatère, ou lat. quadrilaterus. ❖ ♦ Didact … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quadrilateral — Quad ri*lat er*al, a. [L. quadrilaterus: cf. F. quadrilat[ e]re, quadrilat[ e]ral. See {Quadri } and {Lateral}.] Having four sides, and consequently four angles; quadrangular. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrilaterāl — (lat.), vierseitig … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
quadrilatéral — quadrilatéral, ale (koua dri la té ral, ra l ) adj. Qui offre quatre côtés. ÉTYMOLOGIE Quadri..., et latéral … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
quadrilateral — (n.) 1650, from L. quadrilaterus, from quadri four (see QUADRI (Cf. quadri )) + latus (gen. lateris) side (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
quadrilateral — adj. 2 g. Que tem quatro lados … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
quadrilateral — ► NOUN ▪ a four sided figure. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having four straight sides … English terms dictionary
quadrilateral — [kwä΄dri lat′ər əl] adj. [< L quadrilaterus (see QUADRI & LATERAL) + AL] four sided n. 1. Geom. a plane figure having four sides and four angles 2. a four sided area quadrilaterally adv … English World dictionary
Quadrilateral — This article is about four sided mathematical shapes. For other uses, see Quadrilateral (disambiguation). Quadrilateral Six different types of quadrilaterals Edges and vertices 4 … Wikipedia
quadrilateral — UK [ˌkwɒdrɪˈlæt(ə)rəl] / US [ˌkwɑdrɪˈlæt(ə)rəl] noun [countable] Word forms quadrilateral : singular quadrilateral plural quadrilaterals maths a flat shape with four sides such as a square Derived word: quadrilateral UK / US adjective … English dictionary
