quadrature

  1. Noun.  the process of making something square; squaring.
  2. Noun.  (mathematics) [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Quadrature.html].
  3. Noun.  (astronomy) a situation in which three celestial bodies form a right-angled triangle, the observer being located at the right angle.
  4. Noun.  (physics) the condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°.
  5. Noun.  (art) A painting painted on a wooden panel.

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