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QUADRILATERAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A four-sided polygon
Synonyms:
quadrangle; quadrilateral; tetragon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("quadrilateral" is a kind of...):
polygon; polygonal shape (a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quadrilateral"):
parallelogram (a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length)
trapezium (a quadrilateral with no parallel sides)
trapezoid (a quadrilateral with two parallel sides)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having four sides
Synonyms:
four-sided; quadrilateral
Classified under:
Similar:
many-sided; multilateral (having many parts or sides)
