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quadrats

quadrats is the plural of quadrat.

quadrats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quadrat.

Meaning of quadrat

Noun (1)

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.

Noun (2)

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. (obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.
    • If his Title be ſhort, he Sets it in the middle of the Line, by Setting Quadrats on both ſides: If his Title be long, he Sets the middle Line in the middle: If it make three or more Lines, he Indents the firſt with an m Quadrat, and the other with two m Quadrats.1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: Or, the Doctrine of Handy-Works. Applied to the art of Printing., volume 2, pages 222–23
    Synonyms:
    quad, space
  2. A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged.

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Questions about quadrats

What is quadrats the plural of?
Quadrats is the plural of quadrat.

Words near quadrats in the dictionary

  1. quadratomandibular
  2. quadratosquamosal
  3. quadratrices
  4. quadratrix
  5. quadratrixes
  6. quadrats
  7. quadratted
  8. quadratting
  9. quadratum
  10. quadrature
  11. quadrature amplitude modulation

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