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quadrangular

quadrangular adjective: having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.

Adjective

quadrangular (comparative more quadrangular, superlative most quadrangular)

  1. Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
    Synonyms:
    quadrangulate
  2. Involving four participants or teams.
    • We are promised certainly a triangular, and possibly a quadrangular, contest for Governor this Fall.1854 May 17, “The State Election.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2020
    • It is understood they will today consult lawyers about claims in a Sunday newspaper, attributed to a PCA official, that Collier leant on its chief executive, Sean Morris, to increase the pressure on the England players during the Test to sign a revised agreement with Stanford, scrapping the $20m...2009 February 22, Owen Gibson, “ECB may sue players' union over Stanford allegations”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Noun

quadrangular (plural quadrangulars)

  1. A competition involving four participants or teams.
    • With his winning shot put and discus marks in the quadrangular, Banich joined three other Bruins who have qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in June at Baton Rouge, La.1987 March 26, “SportsScope : Olympic Hopefuls Expected to Sail in Flying Dutchman Tourney”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
    • "The PCA president and chief executive seem to have forgotten that not only were they signed up to Stanford's $20m match but that just this month they gave in principle support to a five-year deal for the quadrangular," said one ECB insider.2009 February 22, Owen Gibson, “ECB may sue players' union over Stanford allegations”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

quadrangular meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

quadrangular in Tamil

சதுரத்தண்டு, சதுரத்தண்டு வடிவ, நாற்கரம் போன்ற, நாற்கோணமுள்ள

quadrangular in Urdu

in the shape of a quadrangle
چوگوشیہ cogośeh

quadrangular in Kannada

ಚತುಷ್ಕೋಣ

Synonyms of quadrangular

Forms of quadrangular

Adjective
comparativemore quadrangular
superlativemost quadrangular
Noun
pluralquadrangulars

Origin of quadrangular

From Middle English quadrangulere, from Late Latin quadrangulāris. Compare Middle French and French quadrangulaire. By surface analysis, quadr- + -angular.

Words formed from quadrangular

Questions about quadrangular

What does quadrangular mean?
Quadrangular means having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
What is quadrangular in Tamil?
Quadrangular in Tamil is சதுரத்தண்டு, சதுரத்தண்டு வடிவ, நாற்கரம் போன்ற. See Quadrangular meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quadrangular?
Quadrangular can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quadrangular in the dictionary

  1. quadramodal
  2. quadran
  3. quadrangle
  4. quadrangled
  5. quadrangles
  6. quadrangular
  7. quadrangularin
  8. quadrangularins
  9. quadrangularities
  10. quadrangularity
  11. quadrangularly

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: quadrangular (page history and authors); quadrangular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quadrangular (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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