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quadrate

/adjective, noun kwod-rit, -reyt; verb kwod-reyt/US // adjective, noun ˈkwɒd rɪt, -reɪt; verb ˈkwɒd reɪt //

四分法,四分仪,四分体,四分卫

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : square or rectangular.
    • : Zoology. of or relating to the quadrate.
    • : Heraldry. having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross quadrate.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a square.
    • : something square or rectangular.
    • : Zoology. one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many lower vertebrates, to which the lower jaw is articulated.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.

    • : to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    quad·rat·ed, quad·rat·ing.

    • : to agree; conform.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbagree

Examples

  • And so is the square H quadrate made in the circle assigned, as the conclusion willeth.

  • The middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.

  • The hyoid is at first connected with the skull, 140but afterwards frees itself and becomes slung to the "quadrate."

  • This movable bone unites with parts of the palate and the face, and is known as the quadrate bone.

  • With these conditions of the quadrate bone are associated cold blood, terrestrial life, and young developed from eggs.