English words starting with q - page 2

Meanings of Quadragenarian:

noun

A person who is between 40 and 49 years old.

Usage examples:

Looking at himself in the mirror, he is amazed to see a quadragenarian.

Meanings of Quadragesima:

noun

The first sunday in lent.

Usage examples:

At one time only operas with religious themes could be staged during quadragesima.

Meanings of Quadragesimal:

adjective

(of a fast, especially one in lent) lasting forty days.

Usage examples:

The second part of the article focuses on the sermons from the point of view of sins, the central t…

Meanings of Quadral:

adjective

Consisting of or divided into four parts, elements, or aspects; quadruple.

Meanings of Quadrangle:

noun

A four-sided plane figure, especially a square or rectangle.

Usage examples:

You can make rectangles, octagons, septagons, or quadrangles… or you can make ovals as we did.

Meanings of Quadrangles:

noun

A four-sided plane figure, especially a square or rectangle.

Usage examples:

You can make rectangles, octagons, septagons, or quadrangles… or you can make ovals as we did.

Meanings of Quadrangular:

adjective

(of an object or architectural structure) having four sides.

Usage examples:

A quadrangular sail

Meanings of Quadrangulate:

adjective

Quadrangular.

Meanings of Quadrant:

noun

Each of four quarters of a circle.

Usage examples:

Arrange the bricks evenly around the circumference, leaving no large gaps, then divide the circle i…

Meanings of Quadrantid:

noun

Any of a shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation boötes (in a part formerly regarded as a distinct constellation, quadrans muralis) in early january.

adjective

Designating this shower of meteors; of or relating to the quadrantids.

Meanings of Quadrants:

noun

Each of four quarters of a circle.

Usage examples:

Arrange the bricks evenly around the circumference, leaving no large gaps, then divide the circle i…

Meanings of Quadraphonic:

adjective

(of sound reproduction) transmitted through four channels.

Usage examples:

A cd player with quadraphonic sound

Meanings of Quadrat:

noun

Each of a number of small areas of habitat, typically of one square metre, selected at random to act as samples for assessing the local distribution of plants or animals.

Usage examples:

For every nightly census, a minimum of three and a maximum of 21 quadrats were sampled.

Meanings of Quadrate:

noun

(in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.

Usage examples:

Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate.

adjective

Roughly square or rectangular.

Usage examples:

A broad shell with a quadrate outline

verb

Another term for quadratus.

Meanings of Quadrated:

verb

Make square.

Usage examples:

The materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks

noun

(in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.

Usage examples:

Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate.

adjective

Roughly square or rectangular.

Usage examples:

A broad shell with a quadrate outline

Meanings of Quadrates:

noun

(in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.

Usage examples:

Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate.

verb

Another term for quadratus.

adjective

Roughly square or rectangular.

Usage examples:

A broad shell with a quadrate outline

Meanings of Quadratic:

adjective

Involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.

Usage examples:

A quadratic equation

noun

A quadratic equation.

Usage examples:

Historically, imaginary numbers first came to light when trying to solve cubic equations, rather th…

Meanings of Quadratically:

adverb

So as to form a quadratic expression; according to a quadratic equation or function.

Meanings of Quadratics:

noun

A quadratic equation.

Usage examples:

Historically, imaginary numbers first came to light when trying to solve cubic equations, rather th…

adjective

Involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.

Usage examples:

A quadratic equation

Meanings of Quadrating:

verb

Make square.

Usage examples:

The materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks

noun

(in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals.

Usage examples:

Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate.

adjective

Roughly square or rectangular.

Usage examples:

A broad shell with a quadrate outline

Meanings of Quadratrix:

noun

A curve whose ordinate represents the area under another curve; specifically that attributed to hippias (5th century b.c.) in his attempt to trisect an angle, having the formula y = x cotπ x /2 a (in polar coordinates r = 2 a θ/π sin θ).

Meanings of Quadrats:

noun

Each of a number of small areas of habitat, typically of one square metre, selected at random to act as samples for assessing the local distribution of plants or animals.

Usage examples:

For every nightly census, a minimum of three and a maximum of 21 quadrats were sampled.

Meanings of Quadrature:

noun

The process of constructing a square with an area equal to that of a circle, or of another figure bounded by a curve.

Usage examples:

Craig published several more papers on the logarithmic curve, the curve of quickest descent and qua…

Meanings of Quadratus:

noun

Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.

Usage examples:

The fourth layer is composed of a single muscle, pronator quadratus, which is not seen at this level.

Meanings of Quadrel:

noun

A square block, especially of brick; specifically a kind of chalky brick used in italy.