QUADRATURE


Meaning of QUADRATURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwä-drə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r ]

noun

Date: 1591

1. : a configuration in which two celestial bodies (as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth

2. : the process of finding a square equal in area to a given area

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.