HyperDic: quadrature

English > 1 sense of the word *quadrature*:
NOUN	act	quadrature	the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

English > *quadrature*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The construction of a square having the same area as some other figure.
Broader	construction	Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
Spanish	cuadratura
Catalan	quadratura