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squared

The correct spelling is squared.

How to pronounce squared

verb

Say it like: Skw-are-d

The correct spelling is squared. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular: For example: "The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared."

Usage Examples

The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.

John can square this question up for us.

I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
  2. 2.To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
  3. 3.To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
  4. 4.Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
  5. 5.To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

adjective

  1. 1.Covered with a grid of squares.
  2. 2.Raised to the second power.

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