quadrilateral
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadrilateral in British English: UK [ˌkwɒdrɪˈlætərəl]
How to pronounce quadrilateral in American English: US [ˌkwɑdrɪˈlætərəl]
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- Noun:
- a four-sided polygon
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- Adjective:
- having four sides
Word Origin
- quadrilateral (n.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram .
- 2. Characteristic teaching designs the peculiar quadrilateral .
- 3. A quadrilateral having no parallel sides .
- 4. Three grades first volume quadrilateral cognition exercise .
- 5. A quadrilateral having two parallel sides .