quadrat

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. ==== Noun ==== quadrat (plural quadrats) (sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. ===== Derived terms ===== photoquadrat subquadrat ===== See also ===== transect ==== Verb ==== quadrat (third-person singular simple present quadrats, present participle quadratting, simple past and past participle quadratted) To place a quadrat, or divide into quadrats. === Etymology 2 === Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 1 above. So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type. ==== Noun ==== quadrat (plural quadrats) (letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type. Synonyms: quad, space (Egyptology) A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged. ===== Derived terms ===== quad ===== Translations ===== == Catalan == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Latin quadrātus. Cf. caire, quadre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kwəˈðɾat] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kwaˈðɾat] === Noun === quadrat m (plural quadrats) square === Participle === quadrat (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrats, feminine plural quadrades) past participle of quadrar === Adjective === quadrat (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrats, feminine plural quadrades) square squared ==== Related terms ==== quadrar quadre caire cairar === Further reading === “quadrat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “quadrat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “quadrat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “quadrat”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Latin == === Verb === quadrat third-person singular present active indicative of quadrō == Tatar == === Noun === quadrat nonstandard spelling of kvadrat: quadrat === Adjective === quadrat nonstandard spelling of kvadrat: quadratic, square