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quadrilateral

[ kwod-ruh-lat-er-uhl ]
/ ˌkwɒd rəË?læt É™r É™l /
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adjective
having four sides.
noun
a plane figure having four sides and four angles.
something of this form.
Geometry.
  1. a figure formed by four straight lines that have six points of intersection.
  2. a polygon with four sides.
the space enclosed between and defended by four fortresses.
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Origin of quadrilateral

1640–50; <Latin quadrilater(us) four-sided + -al1. See quadri-, lateral

OTHER WORDS FROM quadrilateral

quad·ri·lat·er·al·ly, adverbquad·ri·lat·er·al·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for quadrilateral

quadrilateral
/ (ËŒkwÉ’drɪË?lætÉ™rÉ™l) /

adjective
having or formed by four sides
noun
Also called: tetragon a polygon having four sides. A complete quadrilateral consists of four lines and their six points of intersection
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for quadrilateral

quadrilateral
[ kwŏd′rÉ™-lÄ?t′ər-É™l ]

A polygon that has four sides, such as a rectangle or rhombus.
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