I. ˈkwädrət noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of quadrate (II)
1.
a. : quad III
b. quadrats plural but singular in construction : a game in which printer's quads are thrown like dice
2. : a small usually rectangular plot laid off (as in a forest, range, pasture, or cultivated field) for the study of vegetation or animals
II. transitive verb
( quadratted ; quadratted ; quadratting ; quadrats )
: to lay out (a plot of land) in quadrats : divide into quadrats