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Rarequadrature
The correct spelling is quadrature.
How to pronounce quadrature
noun
IPA: /-t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Kwa-dra-che-r
The correct spelling is quadrature. The process of making something square; squaring. For example: "When the Moon is in quadrature, it appears in the sky as a half-moon."
Usage Examples
“When the Moon is in quadrature, it appears in the sky as a half-moon.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The process of making something square; squaring.
- 2.The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.
- 3.(numerical analysis) The calculation of a definite integral by numerical means.
- 4.The act or process of solving an indefinite integral by symbolic means.
- 5.A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right-angle from the perspective of the observer.
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