quadrangular

[ kwo-drang-gyuh-ler ]

/ kwɒˈdræŋ gyə lər /

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adjective

having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.

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Origin of quadrangular

1585–95; <Late Latin quadrangulāris, equivalent to quadrangul(um) quadrangle + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM quadrangular

quad·ran·gu·lar·ly, adverbquad·ran·gu·lar·ness, nounsub·quad·ran·gu·lar, adjective

Words nearby quadrangular

quadra, quadragenarian, Quadragesima, Quadragesimal, quadrangle, quadrangular, quadrans, quadrant, quadrantal corrector, Quadrantid, Quadrantids

How to use quadrangular in a sentence

The tail one-fourth the length of the body, covered with uniform ovate quadrangular scales.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
It is quadrangular in shape, with high walls from twenty to thirty feet thick surrounding a small court.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
There are paved roads, large quadrangular porticos, both on a level with the ground and with an upper story.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
There is also a library, and the Homereium, a quadrangular portico, which has a temple of Homer and a statue.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo

The buckler on the shoulders is formed of five or six rows, each composed of large quadrangular pieces.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon