[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quadrilateral \quad`rilat"eral\, a. l. quadrilaterus: cf. f.
   quadrilat`ere, quadrilat'eral. see quadri- and
   lateral.
   having four sides, and consequently four angles;
   quadrangular.
   1913 webster
see also:
quadri- lateral 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quadrilateral \quad`rilat"eral\, n.
   1. geom. a plane figure having four sides, and consequently
      four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by
      four lines.
      1913 webster

   2. an area defended by four fortresses supporting each other;
      as, the venetian quadrilateral, comprising mantua,
      peschiera, verona, and legnano.
      1913 webster

   complete quadrilateral geom., the figure made up of the
      six straight lines that can be drawn through four points,
      a, b, c, i, the lines being supposed to be produced
      indefinitely.
      1913 webster
see also:
complete quadrilateral 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quadrilateral
     adj : having four sides syn: four-sided
     n : a four-sided polygon syn: quadrangle, tetragon
see also:
four-sided quadrangle tetragon 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

51 moby thesaurus words for "quadrilateral":
   bifacial, bilateral, biquadratic, cube-shaped, cubed, cubic,
   cubiform, cuboid, diced, dihedral, flanked, four, four-legged,
   four-rayed, foursquare, handed, lateral, many-sided, multilateral,
   oblong, one-sided, orthogonal, polyhedral, quadrangular, quadrate,
   quadric, quadriform, quadrinomial, quadrivalent, quadruped,
   quartic, quartile, quaternary, rectangular, rhombic, rhomboid,
   sided, square, tetractinal, tetrad, tetragonal, tetrahedral,
   tetravalent, three-sided, trapezohedral, trapezoid, trihedral,
   trilateral, triquetrous, two-sided, unilateral

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