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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Quadrat \Quad"rat\, n. [F. quadrat, cadrat. See Quadrate.]
1. (Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, --
used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]
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2. An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called
also geometrical square, and line of shadows.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Quadrat \Quad"rat\, n. [F. quadrat, cadrat. See Quadrate.]
1. (Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, --
used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]
2. An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called
also geometrical square, and line of shadows.