QUAD

quad, quadrangle

(noun) a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

quad, space

(noun) (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad

(noun) a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

quadruplet, quad

(noun) one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

quad (plural quads)

Four shots of espresso.

(chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.

(Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.

A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.

Adjective

quad (not comparable)

Having four shots of espresso.

Etymology 2

Noun

quad (plural quads)

(informal) A quadrangle (courtyard).

(informal) A quadruplet (infant).

(informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.

(informal) The quadriceps muscle.

(informal) A quadriplegic person.

(informal) A quadrupel beer.

(informal) A quadcopter.

Adjective

quad (not comparable)

(poker slang) Of or relating to quads.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation

Noun

quad (plural quads)

A quad bike (from quadricycle)

Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (1015 BTU)

Verb

quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)

to ride a quad bike

Etymology 4

Noun

quad (plural quads)

(metal type) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.

(printing slang) A joke used to fill long days of setting type.

(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.

Synonyms

• em space

• quadrat (obsolete)

Verb

quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)

(metal type, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.

(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad, Quade, a. Etym: [Akin to AS. cwæd, cwead, dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. quat.]

Definition: Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.] Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. Chaucer.

Quad, n. (Print.)

Definition: A quadrat.

Quad, n. (Arch.)

Definition: A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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