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“But,” 1 said, “in the old days the Austrians were always whipped in the quadrilateral around Verona. They let them come down onto the plain and whipped them there.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z
Even when considering the Suprematist works, the Americans have typically isolated the most austere examples — the black-and-white squares, as opposed to the more colorful arrangements of floating, irregular quadrilaterals at Gagosian. Art Review: It All Started With a Simple Square 2011-03-11T00:05:42Z
“The territory of the 11 seceding states,” he wrote, “forms a rough quadrilateral of nearly a million square miles’ extent.” Sir John Keegan, Historian Who Put a Face on War, Dies at 78 2012-08-03T01:01:09Z
With a few exceptions, “The Octopus Museum” consists of prose poems — not Shaughnessy’s usual mode, and not the quadrilateral blocks we usually picture when we hear the words “prose poem.” In ‘The Octopus Museum,’ Brenda Shaughnessy Sees a Cephalopod Future 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
What we call a ring in boxing is actually a quadrilateral, a shape with corners. Review: Where a Boxer’s Clinch Is a Slow-Dance Embrace 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z
Rivera’s portrait of Martín Luis Guzmán, from 1915, is typical: a fluent cubist work with the brightly colored pattern of a decorative serape fitted into one of its flat, quadrilateral planes. Artists helped make the Mexican revolution an international phenomenon 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z
But most of these photos suggest that Themeze’s paradise is constructed of triangles and quadrilaterals. Review | In the galleries: Cutting, pasting and creating dazzling order out of chaos 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z
There are yet more triangles and quadrilaterals of affection, not always clearly mapped in Bradshaw’s vigorous trimming of the text. Review: A ‘Seagull’ Airlifted to a World of Soy Milk and Prada Sneakers 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z
Her interlacing, overlapping forms, for the most part organized in grids and other quadrilateral arrangements, balance with distinctive awkwardness between organic and geometric, their boisterous scale held in check by taut layering. Art in Review: MARGRIT LEWCZUK: ?Art Work? 2010-12-02T22:13:00Z
The Nebraska artist’s quadrilaterals, in contrasting bright and neutral hues, cascaded like hard-edged geometric raindrops. In the galleries: At Hillyer, a universe of change, instability and chaos 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z
A gently surrealistic depiction of a suit jacket made of neckties is literally split among four canvases, but more typically the Peruvian artist uses quadrilateral shapes to divide a single-panel scene. In the galleries: At Hamiltonian, a birthday celebration of a different sort 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z
The film claims these two couples were entwined in a messy love quadrilateral. The Edge of Love: fuzzy at the edges 2011-08-04T17:42:00Z
It wasn’t just the odd, quadrilateral shape of the plot that presented difficulties. Perspective | The best way to honor I.M. Pei? Spend some time at the National Gallery of Art. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z
The chip they developed can be reconfigured by adjusting the voltages of electrodes, which creates various light propagation paths in the quadrilateral network. New easy-to-use optical chip can self-configure to perform various functions 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
Oh, and I do have one final question: Doesn’t the Christian quadrilateral protect us from the false dichotomies you imply? Ask Dr. E: Fighting racism through the lens of Christianity, and the perils of trusting one’s ‘gut’ 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
China's East China Sea exercises coincide with a quadrilateral naval exercise in the Philippine Sea that started on Friday involving the United States, Japan, Canada and France. China holds live-fire drills in East China Sea north of Taiwan 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z
Days before the quadrilateral exercise, the coast guards of the Philippines, United States and Japan held their first trilateral exercise off the coast of a western Philippine province. Chinese aircraft monitored US, France, Canada, Japan naval drill -Global Times 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z
Two classes of shapes work, they proved: “boring parallelograms” and “surprising cyclic quadrilaterals,” cyclic meaning that all vertexes of a quadrilateral lie on a circle. A New Puzzle Turns Earth Into a Rubik’s Cube, But More Complex 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
The researchers showed that the chip can be used to perform what is known as positive real matrix computation, verifying the feasibility of this in a quadrilateral MZI network for the first time. New easy-to-use optical chip can self-configure to perform various functions 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
Note this is a characteristic of rectangles, but not other quadrilaterals. College Algebra 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z
And though the forms are simple, straightedge and mostly quadrilateral, they’re handled in ways that hint at 3D perspective. Review | In the galleries: Old-time technology with a contemporary twist 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z
“Let’s say you’re making quadrilateral drums, so four straight edges,” she says. Mathematicians Are Trying to ‘Hear’ Shapes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z
In the experiment, subjects were shown six quadrilaterals and asked to detect the one that was unlike the others. Is Geometry a Language That Only Humans Know? 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z
The on-chip quadrilateral MZI network is potentially useful for applications involving optical neural networks, which are created from networks of interconnected nodes. New easy-to-use optical chip can self-configure to perform various functions 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
Open during his “impregnable quadrilateral” sweep of the four biggest golf tournaments of his day. US Women’s Open purse soars to $10 million on fabled courses 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z
Morrison is in the United States to attend the quadrilateral security dialogue, made up of India, Japan, the United States and Australia - which convenes later this week. Australia says trade pact would benefit EU in Indo-Pacific amid submarine deal fallout 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z
Finally, the scientists created quadrilaterals with different combinations of vertices. New wrinkle on origami turns designing folding structures into child’s play 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z
In May, Japan conducted its first quadrilateral exercise with France, the U.S. and Australia in the Bay of Bengal. Warship shows Japan’s determination to expand military role 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z
They agreed to pursue trilateral talks with the U.S.—or quadrilateral talks also involving China—on establishing a permanent peace regime. The Unexpected Winner From the Trump-Kim Summit: China 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z
“The Chinese heard it was North Korea that got the talks to be broadened to quadrilateral,” said Paul Haenle, director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. China Moves to Steady Ties With North Korea Before Trump-Kim Meeting 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z
I showed that for certain shapes—for kites, which are quadrilaterals with bilateral symmetry—you can escape. The Hidden Depth in Math's Simple Puzzles 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z
Of the more than 65,000 possible quadrilaterals, only 140 of them would fold, the researchers found. New wrinkle on origami turns designing folding structures into child’s play 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z
The United States will also participate in a quadrilateral meeting of Pacific allies Japan, India and Australia, the first of its kind in several years. Opinion | A more hawkish Trump approach to China is coming soon 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z
Jones’s 1930 feat was for some time known as the “impregnable quadrilateral of golf”. Jordan Spieth rambling his way towards golf’s elite clubhouse in record time | Scott Murray 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z
“As long as it is a talk, China is willing to support it: either it is formal or informal, one-track or dual-track, bilateral, trilateral or quadrilateral,” Mr. Wang said in Beijing. With Few Options, U.S. Doesn’t Rule Out Talks With North Korea 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z
Following this "quadrilateral" meeting, the devolved representatives said they were "disappointed" not to learn more about the potential impact of Brexit. Devolved finance ministers call for Brexit clarity from UK - BBC News 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z
As soon as they put Joey on vocals and made that four-point thing on stage, they figured it out: don’t leave those positions; don’t become a polygon; make sure it’s a quadrilateral, maintain the corners. Ramones: 'They were outcasts who had contempt for those who rejected them' 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z
He said that in quadrilateral talks over the past year that involved the United States and China, Pakistan had pledged “in writing” to go after Taliban leaders who refuse to join the peace process. Afghan President Warns Pakistan to Take Military Action Against Taliban 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z
Admiral Harris’s proposal of a quadrilateral security grouping, given at a forum hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, is certain to capture Beijing’s attention. U.S. Proposes Reviving Naval Coalition to Balance China’s Expansion 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z
The quadrilateral he drew is a parallelogram, though he called it a rhombus. Misnaming a rhombus is no laughing matter 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z
It’s a tricky quadrilateral process that depends on strong U.S. alliance management and ability to project military power. The U.S.’s diplomatic juggling act 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z
From there, things get somewhat easier, assuming you and your team have easy access to lemon wedges, quadrilateral pillows and hummus. How Hillary Clinton’s ‘rock star’ demands compare to those from actual rock stars
Bobby Jones completed the second leg of his "impregnable quadrilateral" 1930 Grand Slam here. British Open: What You Need To Know About Royal Liverpool (Hint: Hoylake) 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z
At a summit meeting with China less than two years later, Australia announced that it was withdrawing from the quadrilateral arrangement. U.S. Proposes Reviving Naval Coalition to Balance China’s Expansion 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z
Open history, he remains one of the greatest to ever play the game and is celebrated for his “impregnable quadrilateral” - the Grand Slam - by winning the U.S. 5 amateurs to win the US Open 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z
He collaborated with Simon Roth of Mode 7 , whose Frozen Synapse was one of the indie games of 2011, to “resurrect” the quadrilateral Thomas as a cube in Mode 7′s 3D engine. Rezzed: One-Hour Game Jammers Create Jesus, 'Murder Simulator' And Inspiring Errors 2012-07-09T20:46:22Z
In its centre a quadrilateral marble basin, which still exists, formerly caught the rain-water that dripped from the roof of the portico. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z
The Arabians thought that the four stars in the quadrilateral represented a bier, and the three in the “tail” the children of the deceased following as mourners! Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z
The space or quadrilateral area enclosed by them was called the Cloister-Garth, in the centre of which a statue or handsome fountain stood. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z
This practice has been forbidden, however, and a locator is now obliged to take up his land in quadrilateral tracts conforming to the subdivisions of the so-called Public Survey. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z
Rhomboid, rom′boid, n. a figure of the form of a rhomb: a quadrilateral figure having only its opposite sides and angles equal.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z
As in the shapely quadrilateral of the Parthenon, this fourfoldness in the character of Lincoln is cardinal. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z
A small piece of gold-leaf is cut into a quadrilateral having one of its angles about 150°, the opposite angle about 30°, and the other two right angles. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z
Fort Loudon, afterwards called for the gallant Sanders, who fell defending it, was a bastion earthwork, built upon an irregular quadrilateral. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z
In these the rounded "Calculiform" letters are arranged in quadrilateral masses, each representing a phrase, name, or title. The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan 2011-12-21T03:00:44.443Z
One, which may be accepted as a type specimen, was of a quadrilateral rather than oval outline of base, and measured about 14 feet each way, with a maximum height of 6 feet or more. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z
If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a parallelogram. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
Its shape is quadrilateral—four miles long by two miles wide. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z
Whilst it is always possible to draw a circle which is inscribed in or circumscribed about a given triangle, this is not the case with quadrilaterals or polygons of more sides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
The main portal of the ch�teau leads to a fine quadrilateral court with an open gallery overlooking the Loire, which must have been a magnificent playground for the nobility of a former day. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
This figure is some fifteen degrees square, and at once attracts the eye, there being few stars visible within the quadrilateral, and no large ones in the immediate neighborhood to distract attention from it. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z
For example, the classification of polygons or of quadrilaterals, once so popular in textbook making, has generally been abandoned as tending to create or perpetuate unnecessary terms. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The skull is mesocephalous, with an index of about 82; the forehead of good size, round and prominent; the face rather short, and often quadrilateral. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z
Two asymptotes and any two tangents to an hyperbola may be considered as a quadrilateral circumscribed about the 701 hyperbola. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
Three magnificent stars in the centre of the quadrilateral, which lie in one straight line are called the Rake, or the Three Kings, or the Staff of Jacob, or the Belt. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z
The quadrilateral comprised between the Rue de Faubourg du Temple, the Rue Folie Méricourt, the Rue de la Roquette and the exterior boulevard was in part occupied by the Federals. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z
For example, here is a quadrilateral with one of its diagonals, BD, outside the figure. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The first stage or platform is at the height of 189 feet, and forms a quadrilateral 213 feet square, fitted up as a restaurant. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
The regular triangle is equilateral, the regular quadrilateral is the square. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
If we take the seven stars as representing the characteristic points of a chariot, the four stars of the quadrilateral will represent the four wheels, and the three others will represent the three horses. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z
A projecting rectangular terrace has been erected, supported by walls of quadrilateral blocks of limestone arranged almost horizontally; while upon the level thus formed a building of rectangular blocks of local travertine was raised. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z
For example, how many diagonals must be drawn in order to make a quadrilateral rigid? to make a pentagon rigid? a hexagon? a polygon of n sides. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
These four are the angles, as it were, of a quadrilateral enclosing Arcadia. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z
The opposite angles of any quadrilateral figure inscribed in a circle are together equal to two right angles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
Some of them are quadrilateral slabs on which the sacred symbol is cut, others are carved into the shape of a cross; most of them have a large amount of characteristic adornment. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z
We have every reason to believe that they are here," he said, "between the four sides of the quadrilateral formed by the garden and the house. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z
In elementary geometry the word "triangle" is more commonly used, although "quadrilateral" is more common than "quadrangle." The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The UK ... re-affirms its own commitment to the quadrilateral talks between the UK, Denmark, Iceland and Ireland. Oil billions at stake as UN examines British claims to Rockall 2011-01-01T00:01:18Z
A figure formed by four lines in a plane is called a complete quadrilateral, or, shorter, a four-side. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
The following spring, he won his second green jacket at Augusta, completing what Bobby Jones might have called an improbable — if not impregnable — quadrilateral. O?Neill: What a difference 10 years makes for Tiger 2010-06-12T03:50:00Z
In shape it is quadrilateral with a cape-like prolongation into Belgium on the north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
And let all quadrilaterals other than these be called trapezia. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
Upon entering, one finds himself in a quadrilateral court, which is open to the sky. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu
Harmonic properties of the complete quadrilateral and quadrangle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
It is quadrilateral in shape, consisting of four unequal sides flanked by towers and built round a courtyard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross"
Rectilinear figures cannot be divided into triangles and quadrilaterals because there are rectilinear figures which have more than four sides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"
Thus, if a proposition relates to a quadrilateral, take one with unequal sides and unequal angles rather than a square or even a rectangle. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The peculiar, oblong, quadrilateral form was probably common to both. Cathedrals of Spain
Of these theorems, those about the quadrilateral give rise to a number of others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
In a picture, the illustration of a sunset ends with the frame; the limitless natural phenomenon is enclosed in quadrilateral bounds; the cloud-form chosen for depiction remains unchanging for ever. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music
The fourth book deals with the circle in its relations to inscribed and circumscribed triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy"
If two sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, then the other two sides are equal and parallel, and the figure is a parallelogram. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The island is a quadrilateral with hollowed sides, about 12 m. in greatest length and 9 in extreme breadth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
The diagonals enclose the “harmonic triangle of the quadrilateral.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
In the lower Mississippi Valley, eastward to the seacoast, there are many large earthworks, including round and quadrilateral mounds, embankments, canals, and artificial lakes. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West
A quadrilateral is a plane figure having four sides and four angles. The Century Handbook of Writing
In the middle of the quadrilateral is a row of three second magnitude stars, known as the "Belt" of Orion. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language
This star, when observed with a telescope of low power, can be at once resolved into four separate lucent points, so arranged as to form a quadrilateral figure or trapezium. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
If a quadrilateral be circumscribed about a curve of second class, the lines joining opposite vertices, and also the lines joining points of contact of opposite sides, meet in a point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
The treatment consists in removing the tumour together with a wedge-shaped or quadrilateral portion of the alveolar process from which it grows. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
When sun-spots are numerous, the corona appears to be most fully developed above the spot-zones, thus offering to our eyes a rudely quadrilateral contour. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
No more fitting site could be found for the château than the quadrilateral formed by these two streams. In Château Land
Thirteen segments, including the head, which is large, with a quadrilateral cranium, rounded at the sides. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
If two pairs of adjacent vertices coincide, the hexagon becomes a quadrilateral, with tangents at two vertices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
On the opposite side of the pole to Capella, but not quite so far away, will be found four small stars in a quadrilateral. The Story of the Heavens
The polar plumes due at minimum were combined in it with the quadrilateral ogives belonging to spot-maxima. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
The execution ground is found to be merely a quadrilateral of vacant land, employed by native potters when not required by the State when a group of criminals is to be officially put to death. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan
It crystallizes in small quadrilateral prisms, white and transparent, or in needles grouped in stars. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
A light triangular or quadrilateral sail, the head being extended on a small gaff which hoists on the top-mast, and the foot on the lower gaff. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The principal patio of the college is a right-angled quadrilateral; in it there is a garden bordered with rose-trees, which bear roses all the year round, with other flowers, and medicinal herbs. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
The font formed a compact quadrilateral wound around the edges with string. The Adventures of Bobby Orde
In the figure of the Great Bear, the four stars of the quadrilateral are found in the body, and the three at the extremity make the tail. Astronomy for Amateurs
Bouvard, with his head thrown back, followed with difficulty the angles, quadrilaterals, and pentagons, which it is necessary to imagine in order to make yourself at home in the sky. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life
A right-lined quadrilateral figure, the opposite sides of which are parallel and equal. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Excision of Metatarsal Bone of Great Toe.—For this operation a quadrilateral flap has been recommended, but this is quite unnecessary. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
This part of the famous quadrilateral is evidently exceedingly strong, but it would require an immense force to garrison the forts alone. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta
This marvelous star, of dazzling brilliancy, is the first, α, in the constellation of the Great Dog, which forms a quadrilateral, the base of which is adjacent to a triangle erected from the horizon. Astronomy for Amateurs
They had sacrificed the asparagus in order to build on the spot an Etruscan tomb, that is to say, a quadrilateral figure in dark plaster, six feet in height, and looking like a dog-hole. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life
A quadrilateral figure that has only two of its four sides parallel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Three more of the steel spikes were hammered into the surface, forming a rough quadrilateral around the Pole. Anchorite
If two of the parallel sides of a quadrilateral are of unequal lengths and the angles of the other two sides are not equal, as in Figure 70, it is termed a trapezoid. Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught
In the quadrilateral, the length from Alcyone to Electra is 36′, and the breadth from Merope to Maia 25′. Astronomy for Amateurs
The whole combination of the buildings is encircled by a quadrilateral pilastered portico, embracing a quadrangular area, and resting on a terraced platform. Diary in America, Series Two
These latter are nothing more or less than clumsy lugs or quadrilaterals. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
He set the four-foot tube in the center of the quadrilateral formed by the pitons and braced it in position by attaching lines to the eyes on a detachable collar that encircled the drill. Anchorite
A figure that is bounded by four straight lines is termed a quadrangle, quadrilateral or tetragon. Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught
Supra-triangular space: in Anisoptera, an area just above the triangle, occupying nearly the same position as the quadrilateral of Zygoptera: hyper-trigonal space. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Two level quadrilaterals served him as eyebrows, beneath which a strong hooked nose separated his round, brown, chipmunk's eyes. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life
A small vessel with quadrilateral or four-cornered cut sails, set fore-and-aft, and may have two or three masts. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Behind the house, on a rising slope, tilled fields have invaded a plantation of noble ash trees and cut it back to a thin and ugly quadrilateral. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales
The 'Corps de Garde' is a quadrilateral jewel of Flemish architecture of the end of the sixteenth century. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889
Zygoptera: those Odonata, having the fore and hind wings subequal in width, venation comprising a quadrilateral, not a triangle; nymphs with caudal tracheal gills. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Perspiring masters of ceremonies, self-constituted and drunk, rushed back and forth, trying to put a semblance of the quadrilateral into the various sets. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life
As, for instance, in its mouth—its jaws being curiously straight, long, and narrow; and in the shape of its head, which has straight perpendicular sides, and a quadrilateral upper surface. The Castaways
Location.—A line drawn from the Bee Hive, in Cancer, through Regulus, in Leo, and prolonged about 40°, ends near the conspicuous quadrilateral which distinguishes Corvus. A Field Book of the Stars
Parallelogram.—A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides, A, A, or B, B, are parallel and consequently equal. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations
He did not see that a quadrilateral measuring fifty toises by thirty must need some protection midway in its longer curtains, and more especially on the riverside. Fort Amity
The result was a quadrilateral figure that served as a key in laying out the carriage to fit the gun. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
As the extract we have given from the Codex Peresianus relates only to one of the four groups of days—that on the right of the quadrilateral—I will supply in the following tables, Nos. Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 3-66
Above λ, and almost in line with it, are two more stars in Draco, which form with two stars in Ursa Major a quadrilateral. A Field Book of the Stars
A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel and, consequently, equal. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations
To put the hexagon into perspective, draw base of quadrilateral AD, divide it into four equal parts, and from each division draw lines to point of sight. The Theory and Practice of Perspective
In both ancient and modern pueblo work, windows, used only as such, seem to have been universally quadrilateral, offsets and steps being confined exclusively to doorways. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228
But so far have found no entirely satisfactory explanation of the order given in many of these columns and in three of the sides of the quadrilateral of the Cortesian plate. Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 3-66
Note Thuban, once the Pole Star, at one corner of a quadrilateral that Draco forms with Ursa Major. A Field Book of the Stars
Rhomb.—An equilateral parallelogram or a quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides, B, B, parallel. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations
Heralded by the fire of two strong batteries--which swept the southwestern corner of the Russian quadrilateral, their crossfire ploughing its ranks with terrible effect--the first division, under Manteufel, fell upon the enemy. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War
The Hebrew camp was a quadrilateral, in sixteen divisions, of which the central four were occupied by images of the four elements. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Precisely the same, I believe, as those in the four sides of the quadrilateral in the Codex Cortesianus. Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 3-66
Four stars in the constellation form an irregular and conspicuous quadrilateral. γ is a beautiful double of a greenish hue. A Field Book of the Stars
They may be classed as triangular, lozenge, quadrilateral, star, circular, and elliptic. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
Russian Poland projects as a great quadrilateral into eastern Germany. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War
So every day and many times a day their guns fired a few salvoes of shells on the huge quadrilateral. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry
Examining the five names in the third column we find they are the same as those in the bottom line of the quadrilateral of the plate, and also in the same order. Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 3-66
It is apparent upon the very face of such a diagram, that with the all-important shaded areas situated in the corners of his quadrilateral, A is heavily embarrassed. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase
The rear surface of the transverse branch is curved and quadrilateral. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
Who that has ever followed, breathless and enraptured, the final fortunes of that gallant quadrilateral of musketeers will forget the part which is played by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, in that magnificent prose epic? The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1
Now there are various species of figures, such as trilateral, quadrilateral and so on; and as an infinitely numerable multitude is not all at once reduced to act, so neither is the multitude of figures. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition
The Castle of Cenovatz is an irregular quadrilateral, with three round and one square tower at the angles. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels
Here, then, you have a quadrilateral of railways about fifty miles in length. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase
We find in this little book the beautiful theorem concerning a quadrilateral inscribed in a conic section, which is given by his name in § 138. An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
Low down, towards the south is seen the small constellation Corvus, recognised by its irregular quadrilateral of stars. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.
Of course the tree being equidistant from the four corners shows that the garden is a quadrilateral that may be inscribed in a circle. Amusements in Mathematics
For the first, four stars situated near the outskirts of the group, and marking the angles of quadrilateral by which it was inclosed, were chosen as reference points. Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887
In cross-section, the individual leaflet is quadrilateral, while that of the pine is triangular. Studies of Trees
Given a quadrilateral, construct the quadrangle polar to it with respect to a given conic. An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
A quadrilateral union like this speaks volumes as to the spirit in which the work of Christian education is being carried forward. The Awakening of China
Thus Euclid makes a famous assumption—the 'parallel-postulate'—which amounts to the assertion that if three of the angles of a rectilinear quadrilateral are right angles, the fourth will be a right angle. Recent Developments in European Thought
They stretched, in fact, across the north of Italy, forming a quadrilateral between the Alps and Apennines. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
On each side, the square steeple represents a quadrilateral pierced by a long straight window. Over Strand and Field
The whole theory thus far developed may be dualized, and a theory of lines in involution may be built up, starting with the complete quadrilateral. An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
The outline of the frontiers may modify the shape of the quadrilateral so as to make it approach the figure of a parallelogram or trapezoid, as in Figure 2. The Art of War
Associated word: quadrigenarious. four-sided, a. quadrangular, square, quadrilateral, tetragonal, tetrahedral. four-sided figure. square, tetragon, quadrangle, rhombus. foursquare, a. quadrangular. fourth, n. quarter. four years, quadrennium. Putnam's Word Book
But it differs in the quadrilateral figure of its transverse section, in which it corresponds with the inferior incisors of the hippopotamus. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2
The quadrilateral stockade of redwood beams, pierced with embrasures for carronades, is compact and formidable once more. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
Triangles are of three kinds, the equilateral or three-sided, the quadrilateral or four-sided, and the multilateral or polyglot. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations
At intervals of every 120 or 150 feet the interior wall is broken by quadrilateral towers. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1
Associated words: lateral, laterality, laterally, collateral, bilateral, equilateral, quadrilateral, longilateral, lopsided, multilateral, perimeter, ambidexter, ambidextrous, ambidexterity. side, a. lateral, collateral, incidental. side by side. in apposition. Putnam's Word Book
It appealed to his Gallic sentiment, this quadrilateral of stone on the highest point where legend tells that "Jovin, a Christian and very faithful, vanquished the German barbarians 366 A.D." My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form
Minos.—I can't resist giving you just one more tit-bit—the definition of a square at page 123: "A quadrilateral which is a kite, a symmetrical trapezium, and a parallelogram is a square!" The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)
In the interior of this I found a dolmen or quadrilateral wall about 10 feet long, 4 feet high, and 4½ feet wide. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians
It is a fine quadrilateral, perhaps a little spoiled by the fact that the Russians have paved it and ornamented it with lamps—which would certainly, please Ephrinell, if he decides upon visiting Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent
A fore- and-aft sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after leech longer than the fore leech. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S
Thus a small and highly elevated portion of the state extends eastwards from its extreme north-eastern corner, and is attached to the great Afghan quadrilateral by the thin link of the Panja valley. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
The plan of the town is almost quadrilateral, it has six gates and fifteen towers. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
The coils, both in the armature and electro-magnets, are packed as closely as they may to each other, and have thus a compressed or quadrilateral shape. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
I took a train to nowhere, fixing my starting-point thus:-- I first looked at the map and saw where nearest to me was a quadrilateral bare of railways. First and Last
Square sails are quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S
A. Yes, they are called quadrilaterals, or quadrangles. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age
They formed a rude quadrilateral, roughly seven hundred yards from north to south, and three hundred from east to west, were from twenty-five to thirty feet high and of varying thickness. England of My Heart : Spring
For instance, the term quadrilateral, or four-sided rectilinear figure, is correctly divided into square, oblong, rhombus, rhomboid and trapezium. Deductive Logic
This formula, to look for a quadrilateral bare of railways, is a very useful formula for the man who is seeking another world. First and Last
In the interior of this I found a dolmen or quadrilateral wall about 10 feet long, 4 feet high, and 4-1/2 feet wide. An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
The edifice," he wrote, "is quadrilateral, and about one hundred and fifty metres long in front. The Famous Missions of California
The Anglo-Egyptian army had not formed a quadrilateral camp, as on other nights, but had lain down to rest in the formation for attack they had assumed in the afternoon. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
Bisi'a, the work of some unknown author, explaining the formation of the verb into increased infinities, the quadrilateral verb, &c.; Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1
Every day, his subordinates searched the quadrilateral of the ruins. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin
I gave orders to Raouf Bey to divide the troops in four stockades, which formed a sort of quadrilateral. Ismailia
The thoracic and abdominal ganglia are gathered into a single nervous mass, situated within the quadrilateral bounded by the four hinder legs, which legs are very near the head. More Hunting Wasps
Look at this vast area lying between these four posts that form an almost perfect quadrilateral. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
When Lord Roberts had swept past to the north he had brushed aside the flower of the Orange Free State army, who occupied the considerable quadrilateral which is formed by the north-east of that State. The Great Boer War
Between them stood part of Pope's army, the whole of which occupied an irregular quadrilateral formed by lines joining the following points: Warrenton Junction, Bristoe Station, Gainesville, and Thoroughfare Gap. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray
It was a huge quadrilateral with canted corners, ten meters long, six wide, five high. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Friedrich's intention is to sweep quite round this monstrous Russian quadrilateral; to break in upon it on the western flank, and hurl it back upon Mutzel and its quagmires. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18
At the two angles north of this vast quadrilateral, Mount Aberdeen rose on the left, and the peaks of High Barven on the right. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant
Your quadrilateral will not shrink, it will extend. The Path of the King
It was an enormous natural quadrilateral pyramid, rising in great terraces and terminating in a broad, flat top, on which what looked like green snow still lingered. A Voyage to Arcturus
I look on the Confederacy as a quadrilateral of which at present we hold two sides—the east and the south—the salt-water sides. The Path of the King
Munnich devised this quadrilateral mode; and found it good against the Turks, and their deluges of raging horse and foot: Fermor could perhaps do better; but there is such a press of hurry. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18
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