quad [
kwɑd]
n. 铅块, 监狱, 四方院子, 四胞胎, 四胞胎中的一个孩子, 成套的四件东西
[计] 四芯导线
quad[ noun ]- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
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- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
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- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
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- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
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Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,
dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]
Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]
Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.
Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)
A quadrat.
Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]
- Distant spires dream; in a neighbouring quad Lord Fancourt Babberley is almost certainly impersonating his chum Charley's aunt from Brazil.