English Words: Q

2,880 words · Page 11 of 58

quadricepsnoun

A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

quadriceps femorisnoun

A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

quadricepsplastynoun

corrective surgery to the quadriceps muscle

quadrichotomizeverb

To divide into four sections

quadriciliateadj

Having four cilia.

quadricoloradj

Having four colors.

quadricoloredadj

Having four colors.

quadricolouradj

Alternative spelling of quadricolor.

quadricolouredadj

Alternative spelling of quadricolored.

quadriconsonantaladj

which consist of four consonants.

quadricornnoun

Any quadricornous (four-horned) animal

quadricornousadj

having four horns

quadricostateadj

Having four ribs.

quadricriticoidnoun

A quadratic criticoid.

quadriculatedadj

covered with a checkerboard pattern

quadricuspidadj

Having four cusps.

quadricuspidateadj

Having four cusps.

quadricyclenoun

A four-wheeled pedal cycle.

quadridavynenoun

A mineral found in volcanic ash.

quadridentateadj

Having four teeth.

quadridentoidadj

Having four "teeth"

quadridigitateadj

Having only four fingers on a hand, or toes on a foot

quadridimensionaladj

four-dimensional

quadridirectionaladj

In or relating to four directions.

quadriennialadj

Alternative form of quadrennial.

quadrienniallyadv

Alternative form of quadrennially.

quadrifariousadj

Arranged in four rows or ranks.

quadrifariouslyadv

In a quadrifarious manner.

quadrifidadj

Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.

quadrifilaradj

Having four wires, threads or filaments.

quadriflagellateadj

Having four flagella

quadrifocaladj

Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.

quadrifoliateadj

Having four leaves.

quadrifoliolateadj

Having four leaflets.

quadriforcenoun

Synonym of four-force.

quadriformadj

Having four forms, parts or aspects

quadrifurcateadj

Branching fourfold; having four branches.

quadrifurcatedadj

Having four forks or branches; quadrifurcate.

quadriganoun

A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.

quadrigaladj

Of or pertaining to a quadriga (four horse team)

quadrigamistnoun

Someone who has four spouses at the same time.

quadrigamynoun

The state of having four spouses simultaneously.

quadrigatusnoun

A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C.E.

quadrigenariousadj

Having or consisting of four hundred.

quadrigenericadj

Of or relating to four genera.

quadrigenicadj

produced by (the interaction of) four genes

quadriglandularadj

Having or relating to four glands.

quadrigradeadj

Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of four vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).

quadrigramnoun

fourgram

quadrihybridnoun

A hybrid whose parents differ by four pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Q contains 2,880 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 58 pages, and you are currently viewing page 11. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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