quadrature

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

quadrature (plural quadratures)

1. the process of making something square; squaring
2. (mathematics) the process of constructing a square having the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area
3. (astronomy) a situation in which three celestial bodies form a right-angled triangle, the observer being located at the right angle

   When the Moon is in quadrature, it appears in the sky as a half-moon.

4. (physics) the condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°

[edit] Derived terms

• quadratural

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

quadrature f.

1. Plural form of quadratura.