Definitions for quadkwɒd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quadkwɒd(n.)
a quadrangle, as on a college campus.
Category: Informal
quadkwɒd(n.; v.)quad•ded, quad•ding.
Category: Printing
Ref: Also called quadrat. 1
(v.t.)to space out (matter) by means of quads.
Category: Printing
Origin of quad:
1875–80; short for quadrat
quadkwɒd(n.)
a quadruplet.
Category: Medicine, Informal
Origin of quad:
1895–1900; shortened form
quadkwɒd(adj.)
quadraphonic.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
(n.)quadraphonic sound, or an electronic system for reproducing it.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of quad:
1965–70; by shortening
quadkwɒd(n.)
a quadriplegic.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of quad:
1975–80; by shortening
quadkwɒd(n.)
a unit of energy equal to a quadrillion British thermal units.
Category: Physics, Thermodynamics
Origin of quad:
1970–75; short for quadrillion
Princeton's WordNet
quadruplet, quad(noun)
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad(noun)
a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quad, space(noun)
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
quad, quadrangle(noun)
a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
Wiktionary
quad(Noun)
A quadrangle .
quad(Noun)
A quadruplet .
quad
short for quadrilateral
quad
A quadriceps muscle.
quad
Four shots of espresso.
quad
A quad bike.
quad(Noun)
A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
quad(Noun)
A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
quad
A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
quad(Verb)
To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
quad(Verb)
To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
quad(Adjective)
Having four shots of espresso.
quad(Adjective)
Of or relating to quads.
Webster Dictionary
Quad(adj)
alt. of Quade
Quad(noun)
a quadrat
Quad(noun)
a quadrangle; hence, a prison
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
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.]
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