quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon
(noun) a four-sided polygon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tetragon (plural tetragons)
(geometry, rare) Quadrilateral.
An aspect of two planets with regard to the Earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or a quarter-circle.
• quadrangle; see also quadrilateral
• on target
Source: Wiktionary
Tet"ra*gon, n. Etym: [L. tetragonum, Gr. Tetra-) + tétragone.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure having four sides and angles; a quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, etc.
2. (Astrol.)
Definition: An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or the fourth of a circle. Hutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
