quadrangle

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum. === Pronunciation === enPR: kwŏd′răng-gəl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/, /ˈkwɒd.ɹaŋ.ɡəl/ (General American) IPA(key): (without the cot–caught merger) /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈkwɑd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/ (Canada) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈkwɒd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/, (dialectal) /ˈkwɑd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒd.ɹɛŋ.ɡəl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔd.ɹaŋ.ɡəl/, /ˈkwɔd.ɹaŋ.ɡʌl/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔɖ.ɾa(ː)ŋ.ɡel/ Rhymes: -ɒdɹæŋɡəl Hyphenation: quad‧ran‧gle === Noun === quadrangle (plural quadrangles) (geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon. Synonyms: quadrilateral, 4-gon, tetragon; see also Thesaurus:quadrilateral Hyponyms: rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid A courtyard which is quadrangular. Synonym: (informal) quad The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “quadrangle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwa.dʁɑ̃ɡl/, /ka.dʁɑ̃ɡl/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃ɡl Hyphenation: qua‧drangle === Noun === quadrangle f (plural quadrangles) (geometry) quadrangle (four-sided polygon) ==== Derived terms ==== quadrangulaire === Further reading === “quadrangle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French quadrangle. === Noun === quadrangle (plural quadrangles) (geometry) quadrangle (four-sided polygon) === Adjective === quadrangle quadrangular (of a polygon, having four sides and four angles) === Further reading === “quā̆drangle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2026. “quadrangle, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2026. == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin quadrangulum. === Noun === quadrangle oblique singular, m (oblique plural quadrangles, nominative singular quadrangles, nominative plural quadrangle) (geometry) quadrangle (four-sided polygon) === Adjective === quadrangle m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quadrangle) quadrangular (of a polygon, having four sides and four angles)