QUAD - 9 definitions found
quad n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad] 2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris}, quad] 3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences [syn: quad, space] 4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn: quad, quadrangle] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) quad I. noun Date: 1820 quadrangle II. noun Etymology: short for quadrat Date: circa 1879 a type-metal space that is one en or more in width III. transitive verb (quadded; quadding) Date: circa 1888 to fill out (as a typeset line) with blank space IV. noun Date: 1896 1. quadruplet 2. a ski lift that accommodates four people V. adjective Date: 1970 quadraphonic VI. noun Date: 1971 quadraphonic sound VII. noun Etymology: short for quadrillion Date: 1974 a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units VIII. noun Date: 1954 quadriceps — usually used in plural Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary quad (quads) 1. Quads are the same as quadruplets. ...a 34-year-old mother of quads. N-COUNT: usu pl 2. A quad is the same as a quadrangle. (INFORMAL) His rooms were on the left-hand side of the quad. N-COUNT: usu the N Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead, dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.] Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.] Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.) A quadrat. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.) A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang] Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) quad n. 1. Two bits; syn. for quarter, crumb, tayste. 2. A four-pack of anything (compare hex, sense 2). 3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O. Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to associate it with nostalgic memories of dear old University. |
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