English Explanatory Dictionary

quadral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
  2. A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
  3. A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
  4. A foursome.
adj
  1. Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
  2. Of or relating to quadral polynomials.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɒdɹəl/

Word forms

quadral quadrals quadrual quatral

Etymology

From New Latin quadrālis, from quadru- (“four-”) + -ālis.

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