magic square
magic square noun: a palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
Noun
magic square (plural magic squares)
- A palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
- Probably the best-known magic square is the 5×5 square consisting of the words ROTAS OPERA TENET AREPO SATOR.
- An n-by-n arrangement of n² numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.
magic square meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
magic square in Tamil
- n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers
- மாயச் சதுரம் māyac caturam
magic square in Bengali
- n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers
- জাদু বর্গ jadu borgo
magic square in Telugu
- n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers
- మాయా చతురస్రం māyā caturasraṁ
magic square in Malayalam
- n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers
- മാന്ത്രിക ചതുരം māntrika caturaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- magic square in Kannada
- ಮಾಯಾ ಚೌಕ
- magic square in Indonesian
- persegi ajaib
- magic square in Persian
- مربع جادویی
- magic square in Thai
- จัตุรัสกล
- magic square in Vietnamese
- ma trận kì ảo
Forms of magic square
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Origin of magic square
As magical square by 1670 and magic square by 1701 (see Citations). Calque of French quarré magique or Latin quadratum magicum. Magic refers to its original function as a talisman.
Words formed from magic square
Questions about magic square
- What does magic square mean?
- Magic square means a palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
- What is magic square in Tamil?
- Magic square in Tamil is மாயச் சதுரம் (māyac caturam). See Magic square meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is magic square?
- Magic square is a noun.
- What is the plural of magic square?
- The plural of magic square is magic squares.
Words near magic square in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: magic square (page history and authors); magic square (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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