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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquadrilatère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.dʁi.la.tɛʁ
"Un carré est un quadrilatère régulier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A polygon having four sides and four interior angles.
"A square, rectangle, and rhombus are all specific types of a quadrilateral."
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Having four sides.
"The architect designed a quadrilateral courtyard in the center of the building."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'quadrilaterus', combining 'quadri-' (four) and 'latus' (side). It entered the English language in the 17th century as a geometric term to describe any four-sided plane figure bounded by four straight lines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quadrilateral" is said worldwide
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quadrilatère
Transliteration: ka.dʁi.la.tɛʁ
"Un carré est un quadrilatère régulier."
Viereck
Transliteration: ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʔɛk
"Ein Quadrat ist ein spezielles Viereck."
quadrilatero
Transliteration: kwadriˈlatero
"Il rettangolo è un tipo di quadrilatero."
cuadrilátero
Transliteration: kwadɾiˈlateɾo
"El rombo es un cuadrilátero con cuatro lados iguales."
quadrilátero
Transliteration: kwadɾiˈlatɛɾu
"O paralelogramo é um quadrilátero."
चतुर्भुज
Transliteration: chaturbhuj
"आयत एक चतुर्भुज है।"
四边形
Transliteration: sìbiānxíng
"正方形是一种特殊的四边形。"
사각형
Transliteration: sagakhyung
"직사각형은 네 개의 각을 가진 사각형입니다."
四角形
Transliteration: shikakkei
"長方形は四角形の一種です。"
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