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Quadrature

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Noun

1. quadrature

the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quadrature

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noun
1. mathematics
the process of determining a square having an area equal to that of a given figure or surface
2. 
the process of making square or dividing into squares
3. astronomy
a configuration in which two celestial bodies, usually the sun and the moon or a planet, form an angle of 90° with a third body, usually the earth
4. electronics
the relationship between two waves that are 90° out of phase

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Quadrature

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noun
1. 
the act of squaring
2. 
the construction of a square equal in area to a given surface
the quadrature of a circle
3.  Astronomy
a configuration of a superior planet or the moon in which the angle between it and the sun, as seen from the earth, is 90°

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Quadrature

see synonyms of quadrature
n.
1. The process of making something square.
2. Mathematics The process of constructing a square equal in area to a given surface.
3. Astronomy A configuration in which the position of one celestial body is 90° from another celestial body as measured from a third body, typically Earth.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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