quadrato — meaning in English

English meaning

• square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
• wardroom noun The mess or common living area on a ship reserved for commissioned officers below the rank of captain.

Senses

quadrato is used for these senses in English:

• 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 (1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
• square (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
• wardroom (nautical) The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.

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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