quadrangle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quadrangle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for quadrangle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadrangle n a four-sided polygon [syn: quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon] a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings Synonym(s): quad, quadrangle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrangle \Quad"ran`gle\, n. [F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor four + angulus an angle. See {Four}, and {Angle} a corner.] 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles. 2. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.