quadrate
quadrate
noun
(archaic)(古)
noun
- (亦作 quadrate bone)(Zoology)(in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates, thought to be homologous with the incus of the middle ear in mammals
(生)（鸟或爬行动物的头骨内的）方骨 - (Anatomy). another term for quadratus
(剖)。 同 quadratus
- roughly square or rectangular
近似方形的，近似矩形的
(archaic)(古)
- [with obj.]make square
使成正方形 - conform or cause to conform
（使）符合，（使） 一致
- late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin quadrat- 'made square', from the verb quadrare, from quattuor 'four'
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