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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwod-ruh-lat-er-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkwɒd rəˈlæt ər əl



Définition of quadrilateral

Origin :
  • "four-sided," 1640s, with -al (1) + Latin quadrilaterus, from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + latus (genitive lateris) "side" (see oblate (n.)). As an adjective from 1650s. Related: Quadrilaterally.
  • As in quadrangle : noun four-sided figure
Example sentences :
  • They form the quadrilateral wherein Daudet's fame is secure.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
  • A quadrilateral figure that has only two of its four sides parallel.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Thus, in the circle and the quadrilateral (the parts are not circles or quadrilaterals).
  • Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)
  • The walled part of the town is a quadrilateral with faces of about 1200 yds.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 » by Various
  • The quadrilateral Isis-headed capital, as at Denderah, was often used.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Historical Development of Art » by G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
  • Four Gardens, a quadrilateral garden, laid out in four plots.
  • Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
  • After Solferino the allies prepared to besiege the Quadrilateral.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1 » by Various
  • A quadrilateral is a plane figure having four sides and four angles.
  • Extract from : « The Century Handbook of Writing » by Garland Greever
  • Its shape is quadrilateral—four miles long by two miles wide.
  • Extract from : « Ocean to Ocean on Horseback » by Willard Glazier
  • If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a parallelogram.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith

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