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BNC: 24445 COCA: 11082

quad

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quad /ˈkwɑːd/ noun
plural quads
quad
/ˈkwɑːd/
noun
plural quads
Learner's definition of QUAD
[count] informal
: quadrangle 2
: quadriceps
usually plural通常用复数
: quadruplet
BNC: 24445 COCA: 11082

quad

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noun (1)

quad

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noun (2)

: a type-metal space that is one en or more in width

quad

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verb

quadded; quadding

transitive verb

: to fill out (something, such as a typeset line) with blank space

quad

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noun (3)

plural quads
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2
: a ski lift that holds four people
3
: a jump (as in figure skating or skiing) that consists of at least four but less than five revolutions
Last month Leaver announced that Boitano would not try the jump for which he is best known, the quadruple toe loop, at the Olympics. Never performed successfully in competition, the quad has become the slippery grail of skating. Jill Smolowe
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or less commonly quad bike : a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle

quad

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adjective

1
: having or composed of four items or elements : quadruple sense 1
The F/A-18 flight-control system … is characterized by quad redundancy, which means that there are essentially four levels of sensing and actuation for each control surface. McGraw-Hill Yearbook Of Science And Technology
Quad skates are roller skates that have four wheels arranged in two rows, while inline skates have them in one line. Jenee Osterheldt
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: quadraphonic
Domestic quad listening needs two additional loudspeakers over stereo, and two more amplifiers, plus the black box which allocates some of the sounds to the rear left/right, and others to the front left/right. George Steedman

quad

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noun (4)

: quadraphonic sound

quad

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noun (5)

: a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units

quad

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noun (6)

plural quads
informal
: the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts : quadriceps
usually plural
"Usually after a heptathlon I can tell if I'm not going to do well jumping. My quads get tired." Jackie Joyner-KerseeDick Williams, Seattle manager, on shortstop Spike Owen's injured quads: "I never had any quads when I played."Sports Illustrated

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

short for quadrat

Noun (5)

short for quadrillion

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1820, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1879, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1888, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (4)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Noun (5)

1974, in the meaning defined above

Noun (6)

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quad was in 1820
BNC: 24445 COCA: 11082

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