cuadratura
Spanish, noun/kwadɾaˈtuɾa/
cuadratura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “quadrature, squaring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de cuadrar”.
What does cuadratura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequadrature, squaring
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de cuadrar. 2. Situación de dos cuerpos celestes, en donde estos forman un ángulo de 90° con respecto a la Tierra. 3. Por extensión, posición de la Luna en los cuartos crecientes y menguantes.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cuadratura
- cuadraturas plural
- cuadradura alternative obsolete
- quadradura alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuadratura?
- /kwadɾaˈtuɾa/
- [kwa.ð̞ɾaˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [kwað̞ɾaˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuadratura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuadratura in Spanish?
cuadratura appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).