square

¹square

noun \ˈskwer\

Definition of SQUARE

1

: an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles

2

: a rectangle with all four sides equal

3

: any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games

4

: the product of a number multiplied by itself

5

a : an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets b : block 6a

6

: a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face

7

: an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts

8

: a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life

9

: a square meal <ate three squares a day>

— on the square

1

: at right angles

2

: in a fair open manner : honestly

— out of square

: not at an exact right angle

Examples of SQUARE

1. The fabric is decorated with circles and squares.
2. Cut the brownies into squares.
3. The board has red and black squares.

Origin of SQUARE

Middle English, from Anglo-French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare to square, from Latin ex- + quadrare to square — more at quadrate

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with SQUARE

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