square: betekenis en definities

A plane figure having four equal sides.

Something having an equal-sided rectangular form: a square of cloth.

A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.

Mathematics The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself: 49 is the square of 7.

Games Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.

An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.

A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.

Slang A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.

Slang A square meal. Often used in the plural: three squares a day.

Having four equal sides and four right angles.

Forming a right angle.

Expressed in units measuring area: square feet.

Having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions: a room that is 12 feet square.

Having a base that is a square: a square pyramid.

Nautical Set at right angles to the mast and keel. Used of the yards of a square-rigged ship.

Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section: a square house.

Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.

Honest; direct: a square answer.

Just; equitable: a square deal.

Having all accounts settled; even.

Sports Even; tied.

Slang Rigidly conventional; dull.

To cut to a square or rectangular shape.

To test for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.

To mark into squares. Often used with off.