Quadrat Definition
(sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. While originally rectangular, modern quadrats can be rectangular, circular, irregular, etc. (e.g.: Krebs, C.J., 1999. Ecological Methodology. Addison-Welsey Educational Publishing, Inc., Menlo Park, California; Wheater, C.P., Bell, J.R., Cook, P.A., 2011. Practical Field Ecology: A Project Guide. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex, England.)
Other Word Forms of Quadrat
Noun
Origin of Quadrat
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1683. Probably from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), originally from Latin quadrātum (“square”). So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type.
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Middle English a square geometric instrument, rectangular area quadrate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin quadrātum.
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