quadrature

English

Etymology

From Latin quadrātūra.

Noun

quadrature (plural quadratures)

1. the process of making something square; squaring
2. (mathematics) [1]
   • the process of constructing a square having the same area as a given plane figure
   • computing that area (or finding definite integral) symbolically or numerically
   • finding indefinite integral. Solving differential equation by quadratures (reduction to quadratures) — finding solution as integrals of elementary functions ([2])
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°
5. (art) A painting painted on a wooden panel

Derived terms

• quadratural

Translations

squaring

German: Quadrieren (de) n.

Greek: τετραγωνισμός (el) (tetragonismós) m.

mathematics

French: quadrature (fr) f. (tetragonismós) German: Quadratur (de) f.

Greek: τετραγωνισμός (el) (tetragonismós) m.

astronomy

French: quadrature (fr) f. German: Quadratur (de) f.

Japanese: 矩 (ja) (く, ku)

physics: condition in which the phase angle is 90 degrees

Korean: 직교 (ko) (jikgyo)

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Italian

Noun

quadrature f.

1. Plural form of quadratura.