quadrilateral

noun
/ˌkwɒdɹɪˈlætəɹəl/UK/ˌkwɑdɹəˈlætəɹəl/CA

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quadrilaterus + -al.

  1. learned borrowing from quadrilaterus

Definitions

  1. A polygon with four sides.

  2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.

    • The Venetian quadrilateral comprised Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.
  3. Having four sides.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at quadrilateral. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at quadrilateral. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at quadrilateral

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA