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quadrangle

DEFINITIONS OF: quadrangle

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n a four-sided polygon

Synonyms:
quadrilateral, tetragon
Types:
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parallelogram
a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
trapezium
a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
trapezoid
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
diamond, rhomb, rhombus
a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
rhomboid
a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
rectangle
a parallelogram with four right angles
Type of:
polygon, polygonal shape
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides

n a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

Synonyms:
quad
Type of:
area
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
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