as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the four museum buildings surround a quadrate courtyard that is formally landscaped

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Recent Examples of quadrate Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrate
Adjective
  • Ideal locations range between 5,000 to 50,000 square feet of sales floor space.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Composed of glass and concrete with a copper roof, the contemporary-style waterfront dwelling spans 7,500 square feet, with three bedrooms and five bathrooms.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s lit by rectangular fluorescents.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The marina will feature floating, inflatable cabana areas and a rectangular cutout in the center that creates what is essentially another pool in the sea.
    Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Holding nearly 600 cubic feet of saltwater and measuring over six feet deep, the pool is one of the largest on a vessel this size, according to Columbus.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • His company is not alone in eyeing the sand, about 750,000 cubic yards, piling up at Prado Dam as a source, but permitting has proven too difficult.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Quadrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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