Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Quadrinominal

Quad′ri‐nom″i‐nal (?), a. [Quadri- + nominal.] (Alg.) Quadrinomial. Sir W. R. Hamilton.

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Quadripartite

Quad‐rip″ar‐tite (?), a. [L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.] Divided into four parts.

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Quadripartitely

Quad‐rip″ar‐tite‐ly, adv. In four parts.

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Quadripartition

Quad′ri‐par‐ti″tion (?), n. [L. quadripartitio: cf. F. quadripartition.] A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also, a taking the fourth part of any quantity o...

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Quadripennate

Quad′ri‐pen″nate (?), a. [Quadri- + pennate.] (Zoöl.) Having four wings; — said of insects.

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Quadriphyllous

Quad‐riph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Quadri + Gr. � leaf.] (Bot.) Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.

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Quadrireme

Quad″ri‐reme (?), n. [L. quadriremis; quattuor four + remus an oar: cf. F. quadrirème.] (Antiq.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

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Quadrisection

Quad′ri‐sec″tion (?), n. [Quadri- + section.] A subdivision into four parts.

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Quadrisulcate

Quad′ri‐sul″cate (?), a. [Quadri + sulcate.] (Zoöl.) Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate animal.

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Quadrisyllabic

{ Quad′ri‐syl‐lab″ic (?), Quad′ri–syl‐lab″ic‐al (?), }Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word.

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Quadrisyllable

Quad′ri‐syl″la‐ble (?), n. [Quadri- + syllable: cf. F. quadrisyllabe.] A word consisting of four syllables. De Quincey.

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Quadrivalence

Quad‐riv″a‐lence (?), n.(Chem.) The quality or state of being quadrivalent; tetravalence.

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Quadrivalent

Quad‐riv″a‐lent (?), a. [Quadri- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four...

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Quadrivalve

Quad″ri‐valve (?), a. [Quadri- + valve: cf. F. quadrivalve.] (Bot.) Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp.

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Quadrivalve (2)

Quad″ri‐valve, n.(Arch.) A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds.

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Quadrivalvular

Quad′ri‐val″vu‐lar (?), a. Having four valves; quadrivalve.

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Quadrivial

Quad‐riv″i‐al (?), a. [L. quadrivium a place where four ways meet; quattuor four + via way.] Having four ways meeting in a point. B. Jonson.

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Quadrivial (2)

Quad‐riv″i‐al, n. One of the four “liberal arts” making up the quadrivium.

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Quadrivium

‖Quad‐riv″i‐um (?), n. The four “liberal arts,” arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; — so called by the schoolmen. See Trivium.

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Quadroon

Quad‐roon″ (?), n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.] The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Writ...

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Quadroxide

Quad‐rox″ide (?), n. [Quadri- + oxide.] (Chem.) A tetroxide.

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Quadrumana

‖Quad‐ru″ma‐na (?), n. pl. [NL. See Quadrumane.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; — so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and...

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Quadrumane

Quad″ru‐mane (?), n. [L. quattuor four + manus a hand: cf. F. quadrumane.] (Zoöl.) One of the Quadrumana.

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Quadrumanous

Quad‐ru″ma‐nous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.

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Quadruped

Quad″ru‐ped (?), a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupède. See Quadrate, and Foot.] Having four feet.

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Quadruped (2)

Quad″ru‐ped, n.(Zoöl.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; — often restricted to the mammals.

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Quadrupedal

Quad‐ru″pe‐dal (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.