τετράγωνο — meaning in English

English meaning

• quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
• square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

τετράγωνο is used for these senses in English:

• city block The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
• quarter A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]
• square Shaped like a square (the polygon).
• square Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
• square A cell in a grid.
• square (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
• square (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

quarter — full definition

1. noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
2. noun A three-month period of the calendar or financial year.
3. noun A US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents.
4. noun A district or area of a town or city, often associated with a particular group.
5. noun Fifteen minutes, as in a quarter of an hour.

square — full definition

1. noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
2. noun An open public area in a town or city, often surrounded by buildings.
3. adj Forming or having right angles.
4. adj Fair, honest, and straightforward.
5. adj Informal: old-fashioned or conventional in a boring way.

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