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Definition of 'Quad' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) quad
a quadrangle, as on a college campus.

2. (v.t.) quad
to space out (matter) by means of quads.

3. (n.) quad
a quadruplet.

4. (adj.) quad
quadraphonic.

5. (n.) quad
quadraphonic sound, or an electronic system for reproducing it.

6. (n.) quad
a quadriplegic.

7. (n.) quad
a unit of energy equal to a quadrillion British thermal units.

Etymology:  (1970–75; short for quadrillion)

Definition of 'Quad' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) quadruplet, quad
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

2. (noun) quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

3. (noun) quad, space
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

4. (noun) quad, quadrangle
a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings


Definition of 'Quad' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Quad
alt. of Quade

2. (noun) Quad
a quadrat

3. (noun) Quad
a quadrangle; hence, a prison


Definitions of 'Quad' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  Quad
1. Two bits; syn. for quarter, crumb, tayste.

2. A four-pack of anything (compare hex, sense 2).

3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O. Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to associate it with nostalgic memories of dear old University.


Definition of 'Quad' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  Quad
(a) A contraction for quadrant, used as the unit of inductance; the henry.

(b) A contraction for quadruplex in telegraphy.

[Transcriber's note: A modern use of "quad" is a unit of energy equal to 1E15  (one quadrillion) BTU, or 1.055E18 joules. Global energy production in 2004 was 446 quad.]



'Quad' - Nearby Entries  

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