quadratura

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin quadrātūra.

Noun [edit]

quadratura f (plural quadrature)

  1. squaring
    La quadratura del cerchio - The squaring of the circle.
  2. square, panel
  3. (art) quadrature

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From quadrō (“make square”) +‎ -tūra, from quadrus (“square, four-sided”), from quattuor (“four”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

quadrātūra (genitive quadrātūrae); f, first declension

  1. a squaring, making square, quadrature
  2. (by extension) a square

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative quadrātūra quadrātūrae
genitive quadrātūrae quadrātūrārum
dative quadrātūrae quadrātūrīs
accusative quadrātūram quadrātūrās
ablative quadrātūrā quadrātūrīs
vocative quadrātūra quadrātūrae

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