quadrate
square or rectangular.
Zoology. of or relating to the quadrate.
Heraldry. (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross quadrate.
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.
to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt.
to agree; conform.
Origin of quadrate
1Other words from quadrate
- sub·quad·rate, adjective
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How to use quadrate in a sentence
And so is the square H quadrate made in the circle assigned, as the conclusion willeth.
The Path-Way to Knowledg | Robert RecordThe middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellThe hyoid is at first connected with the skull, 140but afterwards frees itself and becomes slung to the "quadrate."
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellThis movable bone unites with parts of the palate and the face, and is known as the quadrate bone.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. SeeleyWith these conditions of the quadrate bone are associated cold blood, terrestrial life, and young developed from eggs.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley
British Dictionary definitions for quadrate
a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object
one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds that articulates with the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the incus
of or relating to this bone
square or rectangular
(tr) to make square or rectangular
(often foll by with) to conform or cause to conform
Origin of quadrate
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