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quadrangle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quadrangle \Quad"ran`gle\, n. [F., fr L. quadrangulum quattuor four + angulus an angle. See {Four}, and {Angle} a corner.] 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles. 2. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quadrangle n 1: a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrilateral}, {tetragon}] 2: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn: {quad}]
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