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patio
English
Etymology
From Spanish patio, either from Old Occitan patu or pati (compare Occitan and Catalan pati), from Latin pactum (“pact, agreement, bargain”), or alternatively from Latin patere (“to lie open”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæti.??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pætio?/
Noun
patio (plural patios)
- A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
- An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- catio
- patio doors
- patio furniture
Translations
See also
- terrace
Anagrams
- -topia, taipo, topia
Finnish
Noun
patio
- patio
Declension
Anagrams
- Tapio, apoit, opita, pitoa
French
Etymology
From Spanish patio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.sjo/
Noun
patio m (plural patios)
- patio
Polish
Etymology
From Spanish patio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pat.j?/
Noun
patio n
- (architecture) patio (inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses)
Declension
or
Indeclinable.
Further reading
- patio in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- patio in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
- Possibly from Old Occitan patu or pati, from Latin pactum.
- Alternatively, from Latin pate? (“to lie open”).
Noun
patio m (plural patios)
- yard, patio
- courtyard
- playground (Clipping of patio de recreo.) or (Clipping of patio de juegos.)
Derived terms
- patio de comidas (“food court”)
Descendants
- ? English: patio
- ? Finnish: patio
- ? French: patio
- ? Polish: patio
- ? Russian: ?????? (pátio)
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quad
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kw?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kw?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Etymology 1
From Latin.
Noun
quad (plural quads)
- Four shots of espresso.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
Adjective
quad (not comparable)
- Having four shots of espresso.
Derived terms
See also
- quadr-, quadri-
- quadru-
- quin
Etymology 2
Clippings.
Noun
quad (plural quads)
- (informal) A quadrangle (courtyard).
- 2014, Walker Orenstein, for Norwest Asian Weekly, Cherry trees from Japan to grace UW campus:
- Every spring, the quad on the University of Washington (UW) campus transforms from a peaceful green space to a bustling habitat for hundreds of shuttering cameras, families, and onlookers.
- 2014, Walker Orenstein, for Norwest Asian Weekly, Cherry trees from Japan to grace UW campus:
- (informal) A quadruplet (infant).
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- 2010, Tony Mullen, Claudio Andaur, Blender Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making (page 91)
- Tris and quads have different areas of functionality. In real-time graphics, tris are the norm because they provide the most basic geometric representations of planes.
- 2010, Tony Mullen, Claudio Andaur, Blender Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making (page 91)
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
Derived terms
Adjective
quad (not comparable)
- (poker slang) Of or relating to quads.
Translations
Etymology 3
Abbreviation
Noun
quad (plural quads)
- A quad bike (from quadricycle)
- Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (1015 BTU)
See also
- Quad (unit) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Verb
quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)
- to ride a quad bike
Etymology 4
1785 Quads. pl, 1847 quads, verb 1876. From the abbreviation quad., for obsolete quadrat. Keyboard command is named for the verb sense.
Alternative forms
- quad. (obsolete)
Noun
quad (plural quads)
- (letterpress typography) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, “Household Words”, n 160 (April 16), p 148:
- “Quadrats, sir. We call 'em quads.” . . . Quads are the spaces left between the paragraphs that come white on the paper. If you look here, at this page that is set-up, you will see that they are deeper than the spaces left between the words and letters—regular little trenches.
- 1979, Marshall Lee, Bookmaking, p 110:
- Horizontal spacing is further divided into multiples and fractions of the em. The multiples are called quads. The fractions are called spaces.
- 2005, Phil Baines and Andrew Haslam, Type & Typography, 2nd ed, p 91:
- Other larger spaces – known as quads – were used to space out lines.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, “Household Words”, n 160 (April 16), p 148:
- (printing slang) A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
Synonyms
- em space
- quadrat (obsolete)
Derived terms
Verb
quad (third-person singular simple present quads, present participle quadding, simple past and past participle quadded)
- (letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
Dutch
Etymology
From English quad.
Pronunciation
Noun
quad m (plural quads, diminutive quadje n)
- quad, quad bike
Italian
Noun
quad m (invariable)
- quad bike
Polish
Etymology
From English quad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kw?t/
Noun
quad m inan
- quad bike
- Synonyms: czteroko?owiec, wsz?do?az
Declension
Further reading
- quad in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- quad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
quad f (plural quads)
- all-terrain vehicle
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