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Meaning of quad

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quad

Pronunciation:/kwɒd//kwɑd/

noun

Definitions

  1. Four shots of espresso.

  2. A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.

  3. The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.

  4. A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having four shots of espresso.

quad

Pronunciation:/kwɒd//kwɑd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quadrangle (courtyard).

  2. A quadruplet (infant).

  3. A quadrilateral.

  4. The quadriceps muscle.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to quads.

quad

Pronunciation:/kwɒd//kwɑd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quad bike (from quadricycle)

  2. Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (1015 BTU)

verb

Definitions

  1. To ride a quad bike

quad

Pronunciation:/kwɒd//kwɑd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.

  2. A joke used to fill long days of setting type.

  3. (phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right or quad centre.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.

  2. (phototypesetting and digital typesetting) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.