QUADRATURE
\kwˈɒdɹət͡ʃə], \kwˈɒdɹətʃə], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_ə_tʃ_ə]\
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A quadrate; a square.
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The integral used in obtaining the area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of the product of any function of one variable into the differential of that variable.
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The position of one heavenly body in respect to another when distant from it 90¡, or a quarter of a circle, as the moon when at an equal distance from the points of conjunction and opposition.
By Oddity Software
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A quadrate; a square.
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The integral used in obtaining the area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of the product of any function of one variable into the differential of that variable.
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The position of one heavenly body in respect to another when distant from it 90¡, or a quarter of a circle, as the moon when at an equal distance from the points of conjunction and opposition.
By Noah Webster.
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Act of squaring; act of finding a square of equal area with a given curvilinear figure; position of a heavenly body when 90° distant from another.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. The act of squaring or reducing to a square ; -the finding of a square having the same area as a given curvilinear figure, as a circle; -the position of one heavenly body in respect to another when distant from it ninety degrees ;- hence, the first and last quarters of the moon.
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Platidiam
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