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