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QUAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
Synonyms:
quad; quadrangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quad" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
Synonyms:
quad; space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quad" is a kind of...):
type (a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper)
Domain category:
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quad"):
hair space ((printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Synonyms:
musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("quad" is a kind of...):
extensor; extensor muscle (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)
Holonyms ("quad" is a part of...):
thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)
Sense 4
Meaning:
One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Synonyms:
quad; quadruplet
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("quad" is a kind of...):
sib; sibling (a person's brother or sister)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb quad
