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quadrature

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quadrature


Main Entry:
quad·ra·ture Listen to the pronunciation of quadrature
Pronunciation:
\ˈkwä-drə-ˌchr, -chər, -ˌtyr, -ˌtr\
Function:
noun
Date:
1591
1 : a configuration in which two celestial bodies (as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth 2 : the process of finding a square equal in area to a given area


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