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quadripartite

/kwod-ruh-pahr-tahyt/US // ˌkwɒd rəˈpɑr taɪt //UK // (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpɑːtaɪt) //

四方的,四方形的,四方形,四方

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : divided into or consisting of four parts.
    • : involving four participants: a quadripartite treaty.

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Examples

  • The question for the house was whether this country was not justified in abiding by the terms of the quadripartite treaty.

  • The choir has one bay of quadripartite and one of sexpartite vaulting, and an apse.

  • The crossing has a quadripartite vault, and the transepts waggon-vaults like those of the nave.

  • The groining is all quadripartite, without ribs, but with plain bold transverse arches between the bays.

  • At present both bays are similar—quadripartite—and the clerestory is filled with large traceried windows.