ALL meanings of quadrate
quad·rate
Q q - noun quadrate (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals. 1
- adjective quadrate square or rectangular. 1
- adjective quadrate Zoology. of or relating to the quadrate. 1
- adjective quadrate Heraldry. (of a cross) having an enlarged square at the junction of the limbs: a cross quadrate. 1
- noun quadrate a square. 1
- noun quadrate something square or rectangular. 1
- noun quadrate Zoology. one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many lower vertebrates, to which the lower jaw is articulated. 1
- verb with object quadrate to cause to conform or harmonize; adapt. 1
- verb without object quadrate to agree; conform. 1
- noun quadrate a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object 0
- noun quadrate 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 0
- adjective quadrate of or relating to this bone 0
- adjective quadrate square or rectangular 0
- verb quadrate to make square or rectangular 0
- verb quadrate to conform or cause to conform 0
- adjective quadrate square or nearly square; rectangular 0
- adjective quadrate designating a bone or cartilage of the skull in birds, bony fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, to which the lower jaw is joined 0
- noun quadrate a square or rectangle 0
- noun quadrate a square or rectangular space, thing, etc. 0
- noun quadrate the quadrate bone 0
- intransitive verb quadrate to square; agree (with) 0
- verb transitive quadrate to make square; make (something) conform 0