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- quad 1820 as a shortening of QUADRANGLE (Cf. quadrangle); 1896 as QUADRUPLET (Cf. quadruplet); 1970 as QUADRAPHONIC (Cf. quadraphonic). Related: Quads.
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quad — quad·ded; quad·der; quad·dle; quad·ra; quad·ra·ge·nar·i·ous; quad·ra·ges·i·ma; quad·ra·ges·i·mal; quad·ra·ges·i·mo oc·ta·vo; quad·ran·gle; quad·ran·gled; quad·rans; quad·ra·ture; quad·ren·ni·al·ly; quad·ri·centennial; quad·ri·ceps;… … English syllables
Quad — may refer to:Architecture*Quadrangle in architecture, e.g., on a university campus *Quad, a dormitory room or suite housing four residents *Quad Cities, a region which includes the cities of Iowa cities of Bettendorf and Davenport and the… … Wikipedia
Quad — (véhicule) « Quad » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Quad (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Quad — Quad, Quade Quade, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead, dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.] Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quad — s.m.inv. TS metrol. nei paesi anglosassoni, unità di misura dell energia, pari a 1,055×1018 joule {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: dall ingl. quad, propr. abbr. di quad(rillion) quadrilione … Dizionario italiano
Quad — Quad, n. (Print.) A quadrat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quad — Quad, n. (Arch.) A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quad — ● quad nom masculin (de quadricycle) Sorte de moto à quatre roues tout terrain. ● quad nom masculin (mot anglais, abréviation de quadrangle, parallélépipède) Roller dont les roues ne sont pas en ligne … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quad — [kvɔt ], das; [s], s [engl. quad (bike), gek. aus: quadruplet = Vierling, zu lat. quadr (in Zus.) = vier, zu: quattuor = vier]: motorradähnliches Fahrzeug mit vier Rädern … Universal-Lexikon
quad — quad1 [kwäd] n. short for: 1. QUADRANGLE (of a college) 2. QUADRUPLET adj. short for QUADRAPHONIC quad2 [kwäd] n. [< QUAD(RAT)] … English World dictionary
quad- — [↑ quadr ] Zahlwortstamm in Namen von Transactiniden (↑ Unnil ) … Universal-Lexikon
