quadral

Meanings

Noun

• A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
• A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
• A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
• A foursome.

Adjective

• Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
• Of or relating to quadral polynomials.

Origin

• From New Latin quadralis, from quadru- + -alis