quadrature

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of making something square; squaring.
The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.
The calculation of a definite integral by numerical means.
The act or process of solving an indefinite integral by symbolic means.
A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right angle from the perspective of the observer.
The condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°.
A painting painted on a wooden panel.

/ˈkwɒd.ɹəˌtjʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈkwɑ.dɹəˌt͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈkwɑ.dɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹəˌt͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/

quadrature quadratures

Borrowed from Latin quadrātūra.

quadrate quadratural quadraturist cubature square the circle

add in quadrature differential quadrature Gaussian quadrature quadrature amplitude modulation quadrature domain space quadrature

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