🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

quadrilatero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwadriˈlatero

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quadrilateral/ˌkwɒd.rɪˈlæt.ər.əl/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il rettangolo è un tipo di quadrilatero."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A polygon having four sides and four interior angles.

    "A square, rectangle, and rhombus are all specific types of a quadrilateral."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having four sides.

    "The architect designed a quadrilateral courtyard in the center of the building."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'quadri-' meaning 'four' and 'latus' meaning 'side', combined to form 'quadrilaterus' in Late Latin. It entered English in the 17th century as a geometric term to describe any four-sided planar figure.

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