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squaring |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Square \Square\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared}; p. pr & vb n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF escarrer esquarrer See {Square}, n.] 1. To form with four sides and four right angles. --Spenser. 2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as to square mason's work 3. To compare with or reduce to any given measure or standard. --Shak. 4. To adjust to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit as to square our actions by the opinions of others Square my trial To my proportioned strength. --Milton. 5. To make even so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as to square accounts. 6. (Math.) To multiply by itself as to square a number or a quantity. 7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting. The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales. --Creech. 8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as to square the yards. {To square one's shoulders}, to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott. {To square the circle} (Math.), to determine the exact contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of this famous problem is now generally admitted to be impossible.
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