different between plinth vs quadra
plinth
English
Etymology
From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (plínthos, “brick”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?n?/
- Rhymes: -?n?
Noun
plinth (plural plinths)
- A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall.
- A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
Derived terms
- plinthed (adjective)
- plinthing (verb)
Translations
plinth From the web:
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quadra
English
Etymology
From Latin quadra.
Noun
quadra (plural quadrae)
- (architecture) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
- A fillet, or listel.
- A frame enclosing a bas relief.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa.d?a/, /ka.d?a/
Noun
quadra m or f (plural quadras)
- Clipping of quadragénaire.
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin quadra.
Noun
quadra f (plural quadre)
- (nautical) square sail, square rigged
- square bracket
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
quadra
- feminine singular of quadro
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
quadra
- inflection of quadrare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From quattuor (“four”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?a.dra/, [?k?äd??ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwa.dra/, [?kw??d???]
Noun
quadra f (genitive quadrae); first declension
- square
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- quadra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quadra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quadra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- quadra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- quadra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quadrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin quadra. Compare quadro.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?kwa.ð??/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?kwa.d??/
Noun
quadra f (plural quadras)
- block of buildings
- sport venue; court
- (poetry) a quatrain
- season, period, time
- (lottery): a set of four numbers
- (card games) four
- quadrangle
- large square compound where samba schools practice
See also
quadra From the web:
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- what quadrant is the liver in
- what quadrant is the spleen in
- what quadrant is the gallbladder in
- what quadrant is sin positive
- what quadrant is tan negative
- what quadrant is tan positive
- what quadrant is cos negative
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