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Quadrature :: Quadrature (a.) The integral used in obtaining the area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of the product of any function of one variable into the differential of that variable..

Quadrant :: Quadrant (n.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90¡, or one subtending a right angle at the center..

Quadragesimals :: Quadragesimals (n. pl.) Offerings formerly made to the mother church of a diocese on Mid-Lent Sunday.

Quadratojugal :: Quadratojugal (a.) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.

Granadilla :: Granadilla (n.) The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices..

M :: M (n.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number..

Triquadrantal :: Triquadrantal (a.) Having three quadrants; thus, a triquadrantal triangle is one whose three sides are quadrants, and whose three angles are consequently right angles..

Octant :: Octant (n.) An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O¡, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant..

Quadrans :: Quadrans (n.) A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2..

Taled :: Taled (n.) A kind of quadrangular piece of cloth put on by the Jews when repeating prayers in the synagogues.

Quadra :: Quadra (n.) A fillet, or listel..

Quadrable :: Quadrable (a.) That may be sqyared, or reduced to an equivalent square; -- said of a surface when the area limited by a curve can be exactly found, and expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms..

Vane :: Vane (n.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc..

Backstaff :: Backstaff (n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed..

Rhynchocephala :: Rhynchocephala (n. pl.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See Hatteria. Called also Rhynchocephalia..

Quadrate :: Quadrate (a.) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square..

Quadrantal :: Quadrantal (a.) Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space..

Quadragesimal :: Quadragesimal (a.) Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.

#NAME? :: -trixes (pl. ) of Quadratri.

Hermes :: Hermes (n.) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Ter

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