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square noun

  /-æː/ , /sk(w)oja(ɾ)/ , /skwaja(ɾ)/ , /skweə̯/ , /skweɹ/ , /skweː/ , /skweːɾ/ , /skwiə̯/ , /skwɛə/ , /skwɛəɹ/ , /skwɛɹ/ , /skwɛː/ , /skwɜː(ɹ)/ , [skwɛ˞]
  • (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
 cuadrado, plaza, cuadro
  • (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
  • (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
 cuadrado
  • An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
 plaza
  • A cell in a grid.
 casilla
  • An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
 escuadra, cartabón
  • (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
 almohadilla, numeral
  • (1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
 aguacatado, cabeza cuadrada, carca, carroza, momio, soso

square adjective

  /-æː/ , /sk(w)oja(ɾ)/ , /skwaja(ɾ)/ , /skweə̯/ , /skweɹ/ , /skweː/ , /skweːɾ/ , /skwiə̯/ , /skwɛə/ , /skwɛəɹ/ , /skwɛɹ/ , /skwɛː/ , /skwɜː(ɹ)/ , [skwɛ˞]
  • Shaped like a square (the polygon).
  • Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
 cuadrado
  • (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
 cuadrado, aguacatado, anticuado, cuadriculado, momio, zanahorio
  • Forming a right angle (90°).
 perpendicular

square verb

  /-æː/ , /sk(w)oja(ɾ)/ , /skwaja(ɾ)/ , /skweə̯/ , /skweɹ/ , /skweː/ , /skweːɾ/ , /skwiə̯/ , /skwɛə/ , /skwɛəɹ/ , /skwɛɹ/ , /skwɛː/ , /skwɜː(ɹ)/ , [skwɛ˞]
  • (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
 elevar al cuadrado
  • (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
 alinear
  • To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
 cuadrar, resolver

squarely adverb

  /ˈskwɛə(ɹ).li/ , /ˈskwɛɹ.li/
  • (geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles.
 cuadradamente, en forma de cuadrado
  • (also, figurative) Firmly and solidly.
 cuadradamente, sólidamente
  • (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
 rectamente

squared adjective

  /skweəd/ , /skweɹd/ , /skweːd/ , /skwiəd/ , /skwɛəd/ , /skwɛɹd/ , /skwɜː(ɹ)d/
  • (mathematics) Raised to the second power.
 al cuadrado, elevado al cuadrado
  • (geometry) Covered with a grid of squares.
 cuadriculado
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