quadrangle
UK /ˈkwɒd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/ · US /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/ noun
Forms quadrangles
- noun (geometry) Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
- noun A courtyard which is quadrangular.
- noun The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.
- noun A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.
Etymology [F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor four + angulus an angle. See Four, and Angle a corner.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “quadrangle”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details