Quad Definition
kwŏd
quadded, quadding, quads
noun
quads
Quadrangle (of a college)
Webster's New World
Something having four identifiable or prominent parts or members.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Something capable of carrying or moving four people or things, as a chairlift.
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Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Quadruple.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Quadraphonic.
American Heritage
Having four shots of espresso.
Wiktionary
(poker slang) Of or relating to quads.
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verb
To fill out (a line) by means of quads.
Webster's New World
(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
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abbreviation
Quadrangle.
Webster's New World
Quadrant.
Webster's New World
Quadruplicate.
Webster's New World
prefix
Involving four elements.
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Origin of Quad
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1785 Quads. pl, 1847 quads, verb 1876. From the abbreviation quad., for obsolete quadrat. Keyboard command is named for the verb sense.
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Reduced form of quadri-.
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