English-Thai Dictionary

Quartermaster Corps

N กองทหาร ฝ่ายพ ลา ธิ การ กองทัพบก  kong-ta-han-fai-pa-ra-ti-kan-kong-tab-bok

 

Quartermaster Department

N กรมพ ลา ธิ การ  klom-pa-ra-ti-kan

 

Quartermaster General

N เจ้ากรมพ ลา ธิ การ  jao-kom-pa-ra-ti-kan

 

Quartermaster depot

N คลังพ ลา ธิ การ  krang-pa-ra-ti-kan

 

Quartermaster unit

N หน่วยพ ลา ธิ การ  nuai-pa-ra-ti-kan

 

quarantinable

ADJ ซึ่ง แยกไว้  ซึ่ง กักตัว ไว้  sueng-yeak-wai

 

quarantine

N การกัก ไว้ อย่างเข้มงวด เพื่อ ป้องกัน การ แพร่ ของ เชื้อโรค  การกัก เรือ หรือ บุ คค่ล หรอ สัตว์ ที่ ต้องสงสัย ว่า เป็น พาหะ นำ โรคติดต่อ ,ระบบ การป้องกัน การ แพร่ ของ เชื้อโรค ,สถานที่ กักกัน กัง กล่าว ,การ กักกัน ,ระยะเวลา  40 วัน  kan-kak-wai-yang-kem-ngod

 

quarantine

VT กัก ไว้  แยก ออก ,ทำให้ อยู่ โดดเดี่ยว  isolate detain kak-wai

 

quark

N อนุภาค มูลฐาน สาม ชนิด ซึ่ง เป็นพื้น ฐาน ของ มวล ทั้งหมด ใน จักรวาล  ar-nu-pak-mun-tan-sam-cha-nid

 

quarrel

N การทะเลาะ  การวิวาท  bickering dispute kan-ta-lor

 

quarrel

N ความข้องใจ  ความรู้สึก คัดค้าน  discord kwam-kong-jai

 

quarrel

N ลูกศร  ลูกธนู  arrow luk-son

 

quarrel

VI โต้เถียง  ทะเลาะ  วิวาท  ทุ่มเถียง  เถียง  ทะเลาะเบาะแว้ง  altercate bicker brawl spat to-tiang

 

quarrel

VI ไม่ลงรอยกัน  เลิก เป็นมิตร กัน เนื่องจาก ไม่ เห็นพ้องต้องกัน  disaccord dissent mai-long-loi

 

quarrel about / over

PHRV โต้เถียง ใน เรื่อง  ทะเลาะ เกี่ยวกับ  argue about bicker about to-tiang-nai-ruang

 

quarrel with

PHRV ทะเลาะ กับ  โต้แย้ง กับ  argue against argue with ta-lor-kab

 

quarrel with

PHRV ไม่ยอมรับ  ไม่เชื่อ  argue with disagree with mai-yom-rub

 

quarrel with one's bread and butter

IDM มีปัญหา เกี่ยวกับ งาน  me-pan-ha-kiao-kab-ngan

 

quarreler

N คน ไม่ลงรอยกัน  disputer wrangler kon-mai-rong-roi-kan

 

quarreller

N คน ไม่ลงรอยกัน  disputer wrangler kon-mai-rong-roi-kan

 

quarrelling

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ลงรอยกัน  ซึ่ง ขัดแย้ง กัน  disagreeing sueng-mai-rong-roi-kan

 

quarrelsome

ADJ ซึ่ง ชอบ หาเรื่อง  ซึ่ง ชอบ ทะเลาะวิวาท กัน  ซึ่ง โต้เถียง กัน  battlesome brawlsome belligerent sueng-chob-ha-ruang

 

quarrier

N คนงาน ขุด แร่  quarryman kon-nang-kud-rea

 

quarry

N สัตว์ หรือ นก ที่ ถูก ล่า  เหยื่อ  sad-rue-nok-ti-tuk-la

 

quarry

N หิน หรือ กระเบื้อง รูป สี่เหลี่ยมจตุรัส  tile slate hin-rue-kra-buang-rub-se-liam-jad-tu-rad

 

quarry

N เหมือง หิน  เหมือง ระเบิด หิน  เหมือง เจาะ หิน  บ่อ หิน  muang-hin

 

quarry

N เหมืองแร่  gold mine mine muang-rea

 

quarry

N เหยื่อ  chase prey victim yuea

 

quarry

N แหล่ง อัน อุดมสมบูรณ์  bonanza eldorado treasury lang-aun-au-dom-som-buan

 

quarry

VT ขุด ได้ จาก เหมืองแร่  delve excavate drill kud-dai-jak-muang-rea

 

quarry

VT ทำ เหมือง หิน  เจาะ หิน  ระเบิด หิน  ขุด หิน  tam-muang-hin

 

quarry tile

N กระเบื้อง ปูพื้น  kra-buang-pu-puean

 

quarryman

N คนงาน ขุด แร่  quarry kon-nang-kud-rea

 

quart

N ปริมา ณ  1 ใน  4 แกลลอน  หน่วย ที่ ใช้ ตวง มีค่า เท่ากับ  1ใน  4 ของ แกลลอน  pa-ri-man-1-nai-4-kea-ron

 

quart

N ปริมา ณ  1 ใน  8 ของ  2 แกลลอน  หน่วย วัด ปริมาตร แห้ง เท่ากับ  1 ใน  8 ของ  2แกลลอน  pa-ri-man-1-nai-8-kong-2-kea-lon

 

quart

N ภาชนะ ที่ สามารถ บรรจุ ได้  1 ค วอ ร์ต  pa-cha-na-ti-sa-mad-ban-ju-dai-1-kwod

 

quart

N ไพ่ ที่ เรียง กัน ตามลำดับ กัน  pai-ti-riang-tam-lam-dub-kan

 

quartan

A ที่เกิด ไข้ ทุกๆ สี่ วัน 

 

quartation

N วิธี แยก ธาตุ เงิน โดย ใช้ กรดกำมะถัน 

 

quarter

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น หนึ่งในสี่ ส่วน  sueng-pen-nuang-nai-se-suan

 

quarter

N 25 เซ็นต์  twenty-five cents two bits 25-sen

 

quarter

N ค่ายทหาร  barrack shelter kai-ta-han

 

quarter

N ช่วงเวลา สาม เดือน ของ ปีปฏิทิน  chuang-we-la-3-duan-kong-pe-pa-ti-tin

 

quarter

N ที่อยู่  accommodation house lodge residence room ti-yu

 

quarter

N หนึ่งในสี่ ส่วน  fourth one-four part portion fraction nuang-nai-se-suan

 

quarter

N เขต  ย่าน  แถบ  area district neighborhood part ked

 

quarter

N เวลา การแข่งขัน ใน ช่วง สุดท้าย ของ สี่ ช่วง  we-la-kan-kang-kan-nai-chuang-sud-tai

 

quarter

VT จัดหา ที่พัก ให้  jad-ha-ti-tak-hai

 

quarter

VT แบ่ง ออก เป็น สี่ ส่วน  devide quadrisect cleave bang-ook-pen-se-suan

 

quarter day

N วัน แรก ของ ช่วง สาม เดือน  wan-rang-kong-chueng-sam-duan

 

quarter note

N เครื่องหมาย เสียง หนึ่งในสี่ ส่วน  krueg-mai-sing-nuang-nai-se-suan

 

quarter round

N การปั้นรูป เป็น เสี้ยว  kan-pan-rub-pen-kiao

 

quarter sessions

N ศาล ท้องถิ่น  ศาล อังกฤษ  เปิด พิจารณาคดี ทุก ฤดูกาล  ศาล ท้องถิ่น ของ อเมริกา บาง รัฐ  san-tong-tin

 

quarter-final

N รอบ ก่อน ชิงชนะเลิศ  รอบ ก่อน  semifinal rob-rong-cha-na-rod

 

quarter-hour

N 1/4 ชั่วโมง  15 นาที  1/4-chue-mong

 

quarterage

N การ จัดหา ที่พัก ให้ ทหาร  kan-jad-ha-ti-pak-hai-ta-han

 

quarterage

N ค่า ที่พัก  ค่า ที่อยู่อาศัย  ka-ti-pak

 

quarterage

N ค่าใช้จ่าย ที่ เกิดขึ้น ทุกๆ  3 เดือน  ka-chai-jai-ti-koed-kuan-tuk-tuk-3-duan

 

quarterage

N ที่พักอาศัย  ti-pak-ar-sai

 

quarterback

N ตำแหน่ง กองหลัง  tam-nang-kong-lang

 

quarterback

N ผู้นำ กลุ่ม  ผู้นำ กิจกรรม  chief leader phu-nam-klum

 

quarterback

N ผู้ เล่น ตำแหน่ง กองหลัง (กีฬา ฟุตบอล  field general signal caller phu-len-tam-nang-kong-lang

 

quarterback

VI เล่น ใน ตำแหน่ง กองหลัง  len-nai-tam-nang-kong-lang

 

quarterback

VT นำ ทีม รุก  nam-tim-ruk

 

quarterback

VT สั่ง  นำ  direct lead sang

 

quarterdeck

N ดาดฟ้า เรือ จาก ท้ายเรือ ไป ยัง กลาง เรือ  dad-fa-ruea-jak-tai-ruea

 

quarterdeck

N ส่วน บน ซึ่ง อยู่ ด้านหลัง เรือ  suan-bon-sueng-yu-lang-ruea

 

quartered

ADJ แบ่ง ออก เป็น  4 ส่วน  มี ที่พักอาศัย  ได้รับ การ จัด ที่พักอาศัย  แบ่ง ออก เป็น  4 ส่วน  bang-ook-pen-4-suan

 

quarterfinal

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ แข่ง ก่อน รอบ สุดท้าย  เกี่ยวกับ การแข่งขัน รอบ รองชนะเลิศ  kiao-kab-kan-kang-kan-rob-sud-tai

 

quarterfinal

N การ แข่ง ก่อน รอบ สุดท้าย  รอบ ก่อน ชิงชนะเลิศ  การแข่งขัน ก่อน รอบ ลอง ชนะเลิศ  kan-kang-kan-rob-sud-tai

 

quarterfinalist

N ผู้เข้าแข่งขัน ใน รอบ ก่อน รอบ สุดท้าย  phu-kao-kang-kan-nai-rob-kon-rong

 

quartering

A ที่ เป็น ที่พักอาศัย  ที่ตั้ง ฉาก  ที่ ลม พัด บน ดาดฟ้า ของ เรือ 

 

quarterly

ADJ ซึ่ง เกิดขึ้น ทุก สาม เดือน  sueng-koed-kuan-tuk-sam-duan

 

quarterly

ADJ ทุก  3 เดือน คือ  4 ครั้ง ใน  1 ปี  regular tuk-3-duan-kue-4-krang-nai-1-pe

 

quarterly

ADV ทุก  3 เดือน คือ  4 ครั้ง ใน  1 ปี  โดย แบ่ง ออก เป็น  4 ตอน  by quarters once a quarter periodically tuk-3-duan-kue-4-krang-nai-1-pe

 

quarterly

N สิ่งตีพิมพ์ ที่ ออก ทุก  3 เดือน  siang-te-pim-ti-ook-tuk-3-duan

 

quartermaster

N ทหาร ที่ ทำหน้าที่ ดูแล เรื่อง ต่างๆ  ta-han-ti-tam-na-ti-du-lea-ruan-tan-tang

 

quartermaster

N ทหารเรือ ชั้น จ่า  ทหารเรือ ที่ รับผิดชอบ ดูแล สัญญาณ และ อุปกรณ์ เดินเรือ  commissioned officer petty officer supply officer ta-han-chan-ja

 

quartermaster

N เจ้าหน้าที่ ทหาร ฝ่ายพ ลา ธิ การ  officer jao-na-ti-ta-han-fai-pon-la-luan

 

quarters

N ที่พักอาศัย  housing lodgings accommodations ti-pak-ar-sai

 

quartersaw

VT เลื่อย ซุง ให้ ออก เป็น สี่ ส่วน 

 

quarterstaff

N กระบอง อาวุธ ทำ ด้วย ไม้ยาว ประมา ณ  6 ถึง  8 ฟุต (ใช้ ใน อังกฤษ สมัยก่อน  club kra-bong-ar-wud-tam-duai-mai

 

quartet

N กลุ่ม ที่ มี สี่ คน  กลุ่ม ที่ มี สี่ อย่าง  four people four voices foursome klum-ti-me-se-kon

 

quartette

N กลุ่ม ที่ มี สี่ คน  กลุ่ม ที่ มี สี่ อย่าง  four people four voices foursome klum-ti-me-se-kon

 

quartic

A เกี่ยวกับ ระดับ ที่สี่  เกี่ยวกับ ครั้ง ที่สี่ 

 

quartile

N ตัวแปร ที่ แบ่ง การแจกแจง ความถี่ เป็น สี่ กลุ่ม เท่ากัน 

 

quarto

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ขนาด หน้า  9.5x12 นิ้ว  ซึ่ง มี ขนาด หน้า ยก  9.5x12 นิ้ว  sueng-me-ka-nad-na-9.5-kun-12-nil

 

quarto

N หนังสือ ขนาด  9.5x12 นิ้ว  หนังสือ ขนาด หน้า ยก  9.5x12 นิ้ว  nang-sue-ti-me-ka-nad-9.5-kun-12-nil

 

quartz

N แร่ค วอ ทซ  แร่ช นิดหนึ่ง มี หลาย สี  เหลือบ วาว  rea-kor-sai

 

quartziferous

ADJ ที่ ประกอบด้วย แร่ค วอ ทซ  ti-pra-kob-duai-rea-kor-sai

 

quartzite

N หิน ที่ มี ส่วนประกอบ ของ แร่ค วอ ท์ซ  หิน ที่ มี ลักษณะ เป็น เม็ด ประกอบด้วย แร่ค วอ ท์ซ  hin-ti-me-suan-pra-kob-rea-kor-sai

 

quartzitic

N ซึ่ง เป็น หิน ที่ มี ส่วนประกอบ ของ แร่ค วอ ท์ซ  หิน ที่ มี ลักษณะ เป็น เม็ด ประกอบด้วย แร่ค วอ ท์ซ  sueng-hin-ti-me-suan-pra-kob-rea-kor-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUARANTINE

n.[L. quartus, fourth; Eng. quart. See Quart and Square. ] 1. Properly, the space of forty days; appropriately, the term of forty days during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of being infected with a malignant, contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the city or place. Hence,
2. Restraint of intercourse to which a ship is subjected on the presumption that she may be infected, either for forty days or for any other limited term. It is customary for the proper officers to determine the period of restraint at their discretion, according to circumstances. Hence we hear of a quarantine of five days, of ten, of thirty, etc. as well as of forty. We say, a ship performs quarantine, or rides at quarantine. We also apply the word to persons. The passengers and crew perform quarantine.
3. In law, the period of forty days, during which the widow of a man dying seized of land, has the privilege of remaining to the mansion house.

 

QUARANTINE

v.t.To prohibit from intercourse with a city or its inhabitants; to compel to remain at a distance from shore for forty days, or for other limited period, on account of real or supposed infection; applied to ships, or to persons and goods.

 

QUARANTINED

pp. Restrained from communication with the shore for a limited period; as a ship or its crew and passengers.

 

QUARANTINING

ppr. Prohibiting from intercourse with the port; as a ship or its crew and passengers.

 

QUARRE

for quarry, not in use.

 

QUARREL

n.[L. queror, to complain, that is, to cry out with a loud voice. Hence we see the primary sense is the same as brawl. The L. queror coincides in elements with to call, to bawl, to shout, and gearan, a complaint. Heb. ] 1. A brawl; a petty fight or scuffle; from its noise and uproar.
2. A dispute; a contest.
On open seas their quarrels they debate.
3. A breach of friendship or concord; open variance between parties.
4. Cause of dispute.
The king's quarrel is honorable.
5. Something that gives a right to mischief, reprisal or action.
He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. [Not used. ]
6. Objection; ill will, or reason to complain; ground of objection or dispute.
Herodias had a quarrel against him. Mark 6:19.
7. Something peevish, malicious, or disposed to make trouble. [Not used. ]

 

QUARREL

n. 1. An arrow with a square head. [Not used unless in poetry. ]
2. A pane of glass; a square. [See Quarry and Square. ]

 

QUARREL

v.i. 1. To dispute violently or with loud and angry words; to wrangle; to scold. How odious to see husband and wife quarrel!
2. To fight; to scuffle; to contend; to squabble; used of two persons or of a small number. It is never used of armies and navies in combat. Children and servants often quarrel about trifles. Tavern-haunters sometimes quarrel over their cups.
3. To fall into variance.
Our people quarrel with obedience.
4. To find fault; to cavil.
I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
Men at enmity with their God, quarreling with his attributes - quarreling with the being that made them, and who is constantly doing them good.
5. To disagree; to be at variance; not to be in accordance in form or essence.
Some things arise of strange and quarr'ling kind, the forepart lion, and a snake behind.

 

QUARREL

v.t. 1. To quarrel with.
2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.

 

QUARRELER

n.One who quarrels, wrangles or fights.

 

QUARRELING

ppr. Disputing with vehemence or loud angry words; scolding; wrangling; fighting; finding fault; disagreeing.

 

QUARRELING

n.[supra. ] Contention; dispute in angry words; breach of concord; a caviling or finding fault; disagreement.

 

QUARRELOUS

a.Apt or disposed to quarrel; petulant; easily provoked to enmity or contention. [Little used. ]

 

QUARRELSOME

a.Apt to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; inclined to petty fighting; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric; petulant.

 

QUARRELSOMELY

adv. In a quarrelsome manner; with a quarrelsome temper; petulantly.

 

QUARRELSOMENESS

n.Disposition to engage in contention and brawls; petulance.

 

QUARRIED

pp. Dug from a pit or cavern.

 

QUARRY

n. 1. A square; as a quarry of glass. [Not in use. ]
2. An arrow with a square head. [See Quarrel. Not in use. ]
3. In falconry, the game which a hawk is pursuing or has killed. [Perhaps from L. quaero.]
4. Among hunters, a part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

 

QUARRY

n.[I know not whether the original sense of this word was a pit or mine, from digging, or whether the sense was a place for squaring stone. L. curro. If the sense was a pit, it may be referred to the Heb. ] 1. A place, cavern or pit where stones are dug from the earth, or separated from a large mass of rocks. We generally apply the word mine to the pit from which are taken metals and coal; from quarries are taken stones for building, as marble, freestone, slate, etc.
2. In Paris, the quarries are a vast cavern under the city, several miles in extent.

 

QUARRY

v.i.To prey upon, as a vulture or harpy. [A low word and not much used. ]

 

QUARRY

v.t.To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

 

QUARRYING

ppr. Digging stones from a quarry.

 

QUARRYMAN

n.A man who is occupied in quarrying stones.

 

QUART

n.quort. [L. quartus.] 1. The fourth part; a quarter. [Not in use. ]
2. The fourth part of a gallon; two pints.
3. A vessel containing the fourth of a gallon.
4. A sequence of four cards in the game of picket.

 

QUARTAN

quort'an. [L. quartanus, the fourth. ] Designating the fourth; occurring every fourth day; as a quartan ague or fever.

 

QUARTAN

n. 1. An intermitting ague that occurs every fourth day, or with intermissions of seventy two hours.
2. A measure containing the fourth part of some other measure.

 

QUARTATION

n.In chimistry and metallurgy, the operation by which the quantity of one thing is made equal to the fourth part of another thing.

 

QUARTER

n.quort'er. [L. quartus, the fourth part. ] 1. The fourth part; as the quarter of an hour or of a mile; one quarter of the expense. Living is a quarter dearer in the city than in the country.
2. In weight, the fourth part of a hundred pounds avoirdupois, or of 112 lb. , that is, 28 lb. ; as a quarter of sugar.
3. In dry measure, the fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels; as a quarter of wheat.
4. In astronomy, the fourth part of the moon's period or monthly revolution; as the first quarter after the change or full.
5. A region in the hemisphere or great circle; primarily, one of the four cardinal points; as the four quarters of the globe; but used indifferently for any region or point of compass. From what quarter does the wind blow? Hence,
6. A particular region of a town, city or country; as all quarters of the city; in every quarter of the country or of the continent. Hence.
7. Usually in the plural, quarters, the place of lodging or temporary residence; appropriately, the place where officers and soldiers lodge, but applied to the lodgings of any temporary resident. He called on the general at his quarters; the place furnished good winter quarters for the troops. I saw the stranger at his quarters.
8. Proper station.
Swift to their several quarters hasten then -
Bacon uses the word in the singular. 'Make love keep quarter. "
9. On board of ships, quarters signifies the stations or places where the officers and men are posted in action. Pipe all hands to quarters.
1 . In military affairs, the remission or sparing of the life of a captive or an enemy when in one's power; mercy granted by a conqueror to his enemy, when no longer able to defend himself. In desperate encounters, men will sometimes neither ask nor give quarter. The barbarous practice of giving no quarter to soldiers in a fortress taken by assault, is nearly obsolete.
He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives, if they would give up the castle.
Lambs at the mercy of wolves much expect no quarter.
11. Treatment shown to an enemy; indulgence.
To the young, if you give tolerable quarter, you indulge them in idleness and ruin them. [Rarely used. ]
12. Friendship; amity; concord. [Not in use. ]
13. In the slaughter house, one limb of a quadruped with the adjoining parts; or one fourth part of the carcase of a quadruped, including a limb; as a fore quarter, or hind quarter.
14. In the menage, the quarters of a horse's foot are the sides of the coffin, between the toe and the heel. False quarters are a cleft in the horn of the hoof, extending from the coronet to the shoe, or from top to bottom. When for any disorder, one of the quarters is cut, the horse is said to be quarter-cast.
15. In a siege, quarters are the encampment on one of the principal passages round the place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.
16. In seminaries of learning, a fourth part of the year, or three months. Tuition and board at twenty five dollars the quarter. This is a moderate quarter bill.
17. The quarter of a ship, is the part of a ship's side which lies towards the stern, or the part between the aftmost end of the main-chains and the sides of the stern, where it is terminated by the quarter-pieces.
18. In heraldry, one of the parts or members of the first division of a coat that is divided into four parts.
On the quarter, in seamen's language, is a point in the horizon considerably abaft the beam, but not in the direction of the stern.
Quarter-bill, among seamen, is a list containing the different stations where the officers and crew are to take post in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each.
Quarter-cloths, long pieces of painted canvas, extended on the outside of the quarter-netting from the upper part of the gallery to the gangway.
Quarter-deck, that part of the deck of a ship which extends from the stern to the mainmast. But in some kinds of vessels, the quarter-deck does not extend to the mainmast, but is raised above the main deck.
Quarter-gallery, a sort of balcony on the quarters of a ship.
Quarter-railing, narrow molded planks, reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.
Quarter-master, in an army, an officer whose business is to attend to the quarters for the soldiers, their provisions, fuel, forage, etc. ; in the navy, an officer who assists the mates in their duties, in stowing the hold, coiling the cables, attending the steerage, and keeping time by the watch glasses.
Quarter-master-general, in military affairs, is an officer whose duty is to mark the marches and encampments of an army, the head-quarters, the place for the artillery, and procure supplies of provisions and forage, etc.
1. Quarter-staff, a long staff borne by foresters and park-keepers, as a badge of office and a weapon.
2. A staff of defense.
Quarter-sessions, in England, a general court held quarterly by the justices of peace of each county, with jurisdiction to try and determine felonies and trespasses; but capital offenses are seldom or never tried in this court.
Quarter-round, in architecture, the echinus or ovolo.
Head-quarters, the tent or mansion of the commander in chief of an army.

 

QUARTER

v.t. 1. To divide into four equal parts.
2. To divide; to separate into parts.
3. To divide into distinct regions or compartments.
The sailors quarter'd heaven.
4. To station soldiers for lodging; as, to quarter troops in the city or among the inhabitants, or on the inhabitants.
5. To lodge; to fix on a temporary dwelling.
They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd.
6. To diet. [Not in use. ]
7. To bear as an appendage to the hereditary arms.
The coat of Beauchamp - quartered by the earl of Hertford.

 

QUARTER

v.i.To lodge; to have a temporary residence. The general quarters at a hotel in Church street.

 

QUARTERAGE

n.A quarterly allowance.

 

QUARTER-DAY

n.The day that completes three months, the quarter of a year; the day when quarterly payments are made of rent or interest.

 

QUARTERED

pp. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into distinct parts; lodged; stationed for lodging.

 

QUARTERING

ppr. Dividing into quarters or into distinct parts; stationing for lodgings.

 

QUARTERING

n. 1. A station.
2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers.
3. The division of a shield containing many coats.

 

QUARTERLY

a. 1. Containing or consisting of a fourth part; as quarterly seasons.
2. Recurring at the end of each quarter of the year; as quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly visitation or examination. The secretary requires quarterly returns from his officers.

 

QUARTERLY

adv. Once in a quarter of a year. The returns are made quarterly.

 

QUARTERN

n.The fourth part of a pint; a gill.

 

QUARTILE

n.An aspect of the planets, when they are distant from each other a quarter of the circle, ninety degrees, or three signs.

 

QUARTO

n.[L. quartus.] A book of the size of the fourth of a sheet; a size made by twice folding a sheet, which then makes four leaves.

 

QUARTO

a.Denoting the size of a book in which a sheet makes four leaves.

 

QUARTZ

n.quortz. A species of silicious minerals, of various colors, white, gray, reddish, yellowish or brownish; commonly amorphous, and frequently crystallized. The subspecies and varieties are numerous.

 

QUARTZY

a.Pertaining to quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz; resembling quartz. [Quartzy is the regular adjective, and quartzose and quartzous may be dispensed with. ]

 

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QUAR

QUAR Quar, n.

 

Defn: A quarry. [Prov. Eng. ] B. Jonson.

 

QUARANTINE

Quar "an *tine, n. Etym: [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F.quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See Four, and cf. Quadragesima. ]

 

1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.

 

2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.

 

Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage of travel or communication on account of malignant contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.

 

3. (Eng. Law )

 

Defn: The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized. Quarantine flag, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an infectious disease; -- called also the yellow jack, and yellow flag.

 

QUARANTINE

Quar `an *tine ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarantined; p. pr. & vb. n.Quarantining. ]

 

Defn: To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine.

 

QUARL

Quarl, n. Etym: [Cf. G. qualle. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.] The jellied quarl that flings At once a thousand streaming stings. J. R. Drake.

 

QUARREL

Quar "rel, n. Etym: [OE. quarel, OF. quarrel, F. carreau, LL. quadrellus, from L. quadrus square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quadrel, Quarry an arrow, Carrel. ]

 

1. An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head. [Obs. ] To shoot with arrows and quarrel. Sir J. Mandeville. Two arblasts,... with windlaces and quarrels. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Any small square or quadrangular member; as: (a ) A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally. (b ) A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc. , make the form nearly square. (c ) A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.

 

3. A glazier's diamond. Simmonds.

 

4. A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.

 

QUARREL

Quar "rel, n. Etym: [OE. querele, OF. querele, F. querelle, fr. L.querela, querella, a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See Querulous. ]

 

1. A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp. , an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses.I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant. Lev. xxvi. 25. On open seas their quarrels they debate. Dryden.

 

2. Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation. Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him. Mark vi. 19.No man hath any quarrel to me. Shak. He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. Holinshed.

 

3. Earnest desire or longing. [Obs. ] Holland. To pick a quarrel. See under Pick, v. t.

 

Syn. -- Brawl; broil; squabble; affray; feud; tumult; contest; dispute; altercation; contention; wrangle.

 

QUARREL

Quar "rel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quarreled or Quarrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarreling or Quarrelling. ]

 

1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. Our people quarrel with obedience. Shak. But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed.Shak.

 

2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust. Sir W. Temple.

 

3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. Roscommon.

 

QUARREL

QUARREL Quar "rel, v. t.

 

1. To quarrel with. [R.] "I had quarelled my brother purposely. " B. Jonson.

 

2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.

 

QUARREL

Quar "rel, n. Etym: [Written also quarreller. ]

 

Defn: One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome. Shak.

 

QUARRELET

QUARRELET Quar "rel *et, n.

 

Defn: A little quarrel. See 1st Quarrel, 2. [Obs. ] "Quarrelets of pearl [teeth ]." Herrick.

 

QUARRELING

QUARRELING Quar "rel *ing, a.

 

Defn: Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- Quar "rel *ing *ly, adv.

 

QUARRELLOUS

Quar "rel *lous, a. Etym: [OF. querelous, F. querelleux, L. querulosus and querulus, fr. queri to complain. See 2d Quarrel. ]

 

Defn: Quarrelsome. [Obs. ] [Written also quarrellous. ] Shak.

 

QUARRELSOME

QUARRELSOME Quar "rel *some, a.

 

Defn: Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.

 

Syn. -- Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric; fiery; petulant. -- Quar "rel *some *ly, adv. -- Quar "rel *some *ness, n.

 

QUARRIED

QUARRIED Quar "ried, a.

 

Defn: Provided with prey. Now I am bravely quarried. Beau. & Fl.

 

QUARRIER

QUARRIER Quar "ri *er, n.

 

Defn: A worker in a stone quarry.

 

QUARRY

Quar "ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarre, OF. quarré square, F. carré, from L.quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow. ]

 

Defn: Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs. ] Fairfax.

 

QUARRY

Quar "ry, a. Etym: [OF. quarré.]

 

Defn: Quadrate; square. [Obs. ]

 

QUARRY

Quar "ry, n.; pl. Quarries. Etym: [OE. querre, OF. cuiriée, F. curée, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See Cuirass. ]

 

1. (a ) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds. (b ) A heap of game killed.

 

2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. "The stone-dead quarry. " Spenser. The wily quarry shunned the shock. Sir W. Scott.

 

QUARRY

QUARRY Quar "ry, v. i.

 

Defn: To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.

 

QUARRY

Quar "ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carrière, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati ) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate. ]

 

Defn: A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a ).

 

QUARRY

Quar "ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying. ]

 

Defn: To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

 

QUARRY-FACED

QUARRY-FACED Quar "ry-faced `, a. (Stone Masonry )

 

Defn: Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point; -- said of stones.

 

QUARRY-MAN

Quar "ry-man, n.; pl. Quarrymen (.

 

Defn: A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.

 

QUART

Quart, n. Etym: [F. quart, n. masc. , fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto. ]

 

Defn: The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. [Obs. ] Camber did possess the western quart. Spenser.

 

QUART

Quart, n. Etym: [F. quarte, n. fem. , fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter. ]

 

1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.

 

Note: In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains 67.2 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.

 

2. A vessel or measure containing a quart.

 

QUART

Quart, n. Etym: [See Quart a quarter. ]

 

Defn: In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. Hoyle.

 

QUARTAN

Quar "tan, a. Etym: [F. quartain, in fièvre quartaine, L. quartanus,fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.

 

QUARTAN

QUARTAN Quar "tan, n.

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.

 

2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.

 

QUARTANE

Quar "tane, n. Etym: [L. quartus the fourth. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Butane, each molecule of which has four carbon atoms.

 

QUARTATION

Quar *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth. ] (Chem. & Assaying )

 

Defn: The act, process, or result (in the process of parting ) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting.

 

QUARTE

Quarte, n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: Same as 2d Carte.

 

QUARTENE

Quar "tene, n. Etym: [Ouartane + ethylene. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Same as Butylene.

 

QUARTENYLIC

Quar "ten *yl "ic, a. Etym: [Quartene + -yl + -ic. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid, and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from having four carbon atoms in the molecule. Called also isocrotonic acid.

 

QUARTER

Quar "ter, n. Etym: [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart. ]

 

1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc. Hence, specifically: (a ) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 1 or 112 pounds. (b ) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal. Hutton.(c ) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full. (d ) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters. (e ) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp. (f ) (Far. ) That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin. (g ) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc. ; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter. (h ) pl. (Mil. )

 

Defn: The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys. (i ) (Naut. ) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings. (j ) (Her. ) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.

 

Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon, as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters display one shield, the second and third the other. See Quarter, v. t., 5. (k ) One of the four parts into which the horizon is regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction' principal division; a region; a territory. Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. Milton.

 

(l ) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris. (m ) (Arch. ) A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud. (n ) (Naut. ) The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11 ° 15 ', that is, about 2 ° 49 '; -- called also quarter point.

 

2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. Swift to their several quarters hasted then The cumbrous elements. Milton. Hence, specifically: (a ) (Naut. ) A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural. (b ) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural. The banter turned as to what quarters each would find. W. Irving. (c ) pl. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters. (d ) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes. He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives. Clarendon. Cocks and lambs... at the mercy of cats and wolves. .. must never expect better quarter. L'Estrange.

 

3. Friendship; amity; concord. [Obs. ] To keep quarter, to keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with another. [Obs. ] In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. Shak. I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, ... and yet kept good quarter between themselves. Bacon. False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot. -- Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term. -- On the quarter (Naut. ), in a direction between abeam and astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter. -- Quarter aspect. (Astrol.) Same as Quadrate. -- Quarter back (Football ), the player who has position next behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap back. -- Quarter badge (Naut. ), an ornament on the side of a vessel near, the stern. Mar. Dict. -- Quarter bill (Naut. ), a list specifying the different stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each. -- Quarter block (Naut. ), a block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew lines and sheets are reeved. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Quarter boat (Naut. ), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter. -- Quarter cloths (Naut. ), long pieces of painted canvas, used to cover the quarter netting. -- Quarter day, a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent, becomes due. In matters influenced by United States statutes, quarter days are the first days of January, April, July, and October. In New York and many other places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady Day ), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day ), the 29th of September (Michaelmas Day ), and the 25th of December (Christmas Day ). -- Quarter face, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc. , a face turned away so that but one quarter is visible. -- Quarter gallery (Naut. ), a balcony on the quarter of a ship. See Gallery, 4. -- Quarter gunner (Naut. ), a petty officer who assists the gunner. -- Quarter look, a side glance. [Obs. ] B. Jonson. -- Quarter nettings (Naut. ), hammock nettings along the quarter rails. -- Quarter note (Mus. ), a note equal in duration to half a minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet. -- Quarter pieces (Naut. ), several pieces of timber at the after- part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail. Totten. -- Quarter point. (Naut. ) See Quarter, n., 1 (n ). -- Quarter railing, or Quarter rails (Naut. ), narrow molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck. -- Quarter sessions (Eng. Law ), a general court of criminal jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in counties and by the recorders in boroughs. -- Quarter square (Math. ), the fourth part of the square of a number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to save labor in multiplying numbers. -- Quarter turn, Quarter turn belt (Mach. ), an arrangement in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which are at right angles with each other. -- Quarter watch (Naut. ), a subdivision of the full watch (one fourth of the crew ) on a man-of- war. -- To give, or show, quarter (Mil. ), to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy. -- To keep quarter. See Quarter, n., 3.

 

QUARTER

Quar "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quartering. ]

 

1. To divide into four equal parts.

 

2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. Then sailors quartered heaven. Dryden.

 

3. To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers. They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered. Shak.

 

4. To furnish as a portion; to allot. [R.] This isle. .. He quarters to his blue-haired deities. Milton.

 

5. (Her. )

 

Defn: To arrange (different coats of arms ) upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms.

 

Note: When only two coats of arms are so combined they are arranged in four compartments. See Quarter, n., 1 (f ).

 

QUARTER

QUARTER Quar "ter, v. i.

 

Defn: To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

 

QUARTER

Quar "ter, v. i. Etym: [F. cartayer.]

 

Defn: To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels. Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering. De Quincey.

 

QUARTERAGE

QUARTERAGE Quar "ter *age, n.

 

Defn: A quarterly allowance.

 

QUARTER-DECK

QUARTER-DECK Quar "ter-deck `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.

 

Note: The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the officers and (in passenger vessels ) for the cabin passengers.

 

QUARTERED

QUARTERED Quar "tered, a.

 

1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four parts or regions.

 

2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or entertainment.

 

3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.

 

QUARTERFOIL

Quar "ter *foil `, n. Etym: [Quarier + foil: cf. F. quatre. ] (Arch. )

 

Defn: An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.

 

QUARTERHUNG

QUARTERHUNG Quar "ter *hung `, a. (Ordnance )

 

Defn: Having trunnions the axes of which lie below the bore; -- said of a cannon.

 

QUARTERING

QUARTERING Quar "ter *ing, a.

 

1. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.

 

2. (Mach. )

 

Defn: At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

 

QUARTERING

QUARTERING Quar "ter *ing, n.

 

1. A station. [Obs. ] Bp. Montagu.

 

2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.

 

3. (Her. ) (a ) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. (b ) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

 

4. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m ) (Arch. ) Gwilt. Quartering block, a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered. Macaulay.

 

QUARTERLY

QUARTERLY Quar "ter *ly, a.

 

1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

 

2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.

 

QUARTERLY

Quar "ter *ly, n.; pl. Quarterlies (.

 

Defn: A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.

 

QUARTERLY

QUARTERLY Quar "ter *ly, adv.

 

1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.

 

2. (Her. )

 

Defn: In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.

 

QUARTERMASTER

Quar "ter *mas `ter, n. Etym: [Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier- maître. ]

 

1. (Mil. )

 

Defn: An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Totten. Quartermaster general (Mil. ), in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field. -- Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant.

 

QUARTERN

QUARTERN Quar "tern, n.Etym: [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon. ]

 

1. A quarter. Specifically: (a ) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b ) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs. ).

 

2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf. Simmonds.

 

QUARTERON

Quar "ter *on, n. Etym: [F. See Quartern. ]

 

Defn: A quarter; esp. , a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred. Piers Plowman.

 

QUARTERON; QUARTEROON

QUARTERON; QUARTEROON Quar "ter *on, Quar "ter *oon, n.

 

Defn: A quadroon.

 

QUARTERPACE

QUARTERPACE Quar "ter *pace `, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only. See Halfpace.

 

QUARTER ROUND

QUARTER ROUND Quar "ter round `. (Arch. )

 

Defn: An ovolo.

 

QUARTER-SAW

Quar "ter-saw `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarter-sawed -sawn; p. pr. &vb. n. Quarter-sawing.]

 

Defn: To saw (a log ) into quarters; specif. , to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.

 

QUARTERSTAFF

Quar "ter *staff `, n.; pl. Quarterstaves (.

 

Defn: A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end.

 

QUARTET; QUARTETTE

Quar *tet ", Quar *tette ", n. Etym: [It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart. ]

 

1. (Mus. ) (a ) A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. (b ) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.

 

2. (Poet. )

 

Defn: A stanza of four lines.

 

QUARTIC

Quar "tic, a. Etym: [L.quartus fourth. ] (Mach. )

 

Defn: Of the fourth degree.

 

QUARTIC

QUARTIC Quar "tic, n.(a ) (Alg. ) A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic. (b ) (Geom.) A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.

 

QUARTILE

Quar "tile, n. Etym: [F.quartile aspect, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart. ] (Astrol.)

 

Defn: Same as Quadrate.

 

QUARTINE

Quar "tine, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. quartus the fourth. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

 

QUARTO

Quar "to, a. Etym: [L. in quarto in fourth, from quartus the fourth: cf. F. (in ) quarto. See Quart. ]

 

Defn: Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.

 

QUARTO

Quar "to, n.; pl. Quartos (.

 

Defn: Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.

 

QUARTRIDGE

QUARTRIDGE Quar "tridge, n.

 

Defn: Quarterage. [Obs. ]

 

QUARTZ

Quartz, n. Etym: [G. quarz. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2 ), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque.

 

Note: The crystalline varieties include: amethyst, violet; citrine and false topaz, pale yellow; rock crystal, transparent and colorless or nearly so; rose quartz, rosecolored; smoky quartz, smoky brown. The chief crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony in layers or clouded with different colors, including the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple- green chalcedony; flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to black in color and compact in texture; heliotrope, green dotted with red; jasper, opaque, red yellow, or brown, colored by iron or ferruginous clay; prase, translucent and dull leek-green. Quartz is an essential constituent of granite, and abounds in rocks of all ages. It forms the rocks quartzite (quartz rock ) and sandstone, and makes most of the sand of the seashore.

 

QUARTZIFEROUS

Quartz *if "er *ous, a. Etym: [Quartz + -ferous. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.

 

QUARTZITE

Quartz "ite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. quartzite. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.

 

QUARTZOID

Quartz "oid, n. Etym: [Quartz + -oid.] (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two six- sided pyramids, base to base.

 

QUARTZOSE

Quartz "ose `, a. Etym: [Cf. F. quartzeux, G. quarzig. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz.

 

QUARTZOUS

QUARTZOUS quartz "ous, a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Quarzose.

 

QUARTZY

QUARTZY Quartz "y, a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Quartzose.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quar.

quar. ▶abbreviation • quarter. • quarterly.

 

quarantine

quar an tine |ˈkwôrənˌtēn ˈkwɔrənˌtin | ▶noun a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed: many animals die in quarantine . ▶verb [ with obj. ] impose such isolation on (a person, animal, or place ); put in quarantine. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian quarantina ‘forty days, ’ from quaranta ‘forty. ’

 

quarantine flag

quar an tine flag ▶noun another term for yellow flag.

 

quark

quark 1 |kwärk kwɑrk | ▶noun Physics any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. Quarks have not been directly observed, but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally. ORIGIN 1960s: a word invented by Murray Gell-Mann, Murray. Originally quork, the term was changed by association with the line “Three quarks for Muster Mark ” in Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1939 ).

 

quark

quark 2 |kwärk kwɑːrk | ▶noun a type of low-fat curd cheese. ORIGIN from German Quark ‘curds. ’

 

quark-gluon plasma

quark-glu on plas ma ▶noun a hypothetical, highly energized form of matter that contains unbound quarks and gluons, believed to have been present ten millionths of a second after the Big Bang.

 

quarrel

quar rel 1 |ˈkwôrəl, ˈkwä -ˈkwɔrəl | ▶noun an angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms: he made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John. • [ usu. with negative ] a reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle: we have no quarrel with the people of the country, only with the dictator. ▶verb ( quarrels, quarreling , quarreled; Brit. quarrels, quarrelling, quarrelled ) [ no obj. ] have an angry argument or disagreement: stop quarreling with your sister. • (quarrel with ) take exception to or disagree with (something ): some people quarrel with this approach. DERIVATIVES quar rel er noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person ’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel (l )a ‘complaint, ’ from queri ‘complain. ’

 

quarrel

quar rel 2 |ˈkwɔrəl ˈkwôrəl | ▶noun 1 historical a short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest. 2 another term for quarry 3. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, based on late Latin quadrus ‘square. ’ Compare with quarry 3 .

 

quarrelsome

quar rel some |ˈkwôrəlsəm, ˈkwä -ˈkwɔr (ə )lsəm | ▶adjective given to or characterized by quarreling. DERIVATIVES quar rel some ly adverb, quar rel some ness noun

 

quarry

quar ry 1 |ˈkwôrē, ˈkwä -ˈkwɔri | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted. ▶verb ( quarries, quarrying, quarried ) [ with obj. ] extract (stone or other materials ) from a quarry. • cut into (rock or ground ) to obtain stone or other materials. ORIGIN Middle English: from a variant of medieval Latin quareria, from Old French quarriere, based on Latin quadrum ‘a square. ’ The verb dates from the late 18th cent.

 

quarry

quar ry 2 |ˈkwɔri ˈkwôrē | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey. • a thing or person that is chased or sought: the security police crossed the border in pursuit of their quarry. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuiree, alteration, influenced by cuir ‘leather ’ and curer ‘clean, disembowel, ’ of couree, based on Latin cor ‘heart. ’ Originally the term denoted the parts of a deer that were placed on the hide and given as a reward to the hounds.

 

quarry

quar ry 3 |ˈkwɔri ˈkwôrē | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) 1 (also quarrel ) a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows. 2 (also quarry tile ) an unglazed floor tile. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): alteration of quarrel 2, which in late Middle English denoted a lattice windowpane.

 

quarryman

quar ry man |ˈkwôrēmən, ˈkwär -ˈkwɔrimən | ▶noun ( pl. quarrymen ) a worker in a quarry.

 

quart

quart |kwôrt kwɔrt | ▶noun 1 a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in the US to approximately 0.94 liter and in Britain to approximately 1.13 liters. • a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10 liters. 2 |kɑːt |(also quarte ) Fencing the fourth of eight standard parrying positions. [French. ] 3 (in piquet ) a sequence of four cards of the same suit. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quarte, from Latin quarta (pars )‘fourth (part ),’ from quartus ‘fourth, ’ from quattuor ‘four. ’

 

quartan

quar tan |ˈkwôrtn ˈkwɔrtn | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Medicine denoting a mild form of malaria causing a fever that recurs every third day: quartan fever. [Quartan malaria (or quartan ague ) is caused by infection with Plasmodium malariae. Compare with tertian . ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin (febris ) quartana, based on quartus ‘fourth ’ (because, by inclusive reckoning, the fever recurs every fourth day ).

 

quarter

quar ter |ˈkwôrtər ˈkwɔrdər | ▶noun 1 each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided: she cut each apple into quarters | a page and a quarter | a quarter of a mile. • a period of three months regarded as one fourth of a year, used esp. in reference to financial transactions such as the payment of bills or a company's earnings: the payment for each quarter's electricity is made in the next quarter. • a period of fifteen minutes or a point of time marking the transition from one fifteen-minute period to the next: the baby was born at a quarter past nine. • a coin representing 25 cents, one fourth of a US or Canadian dollar. • each of the four parts into which an animal's or bird's carcass may be divided, each including a leg or wing. • (quarters ) the haunches or hindquarters of a horse. • one fourth of a lunar month. • (in various sports ) each of four equal periods into which a game is divided. • one of four terms into which a school or college year may be divided. 2 one fourth of a measure of weight, in particular: • one fourth of a pound (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces ). • one fourth of a hundredweight (US 25 lb or Brit. 28 lb ). • Brit. a grain measure equivalent to 8 bushels. 3 [ usu. with adj. or noun ] a part of a town or city having a specific character or use: it is a beautiful port city with a fascinating medieval quarter. 4 the direction of one of the points of the compass, esp. as a direction from which the wind blows. • a particular but unspecified person, group of people, or area: we have just had help from an unexpected quarter. • either side of a ship aft of the beam: he trained his glasses over the starboard quarter. 5 (quarters ) rooms or lodgings, esp. those allocated to servicemen or to staff in domestic service: the servants' quarters. 6 [ usu. with negative ] pity or mercy shown toward an enemy or opponent who is in one's power: the riot squad gave no quarter . 7 Heraldry each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines. • a square charge which covers the top left (dexter chief ) quarter of the field. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 divide into four equal or corresponding parts: peel and quarter the bananas. • historical cut (the body of an executed person ) into four parts: the plotters were hanged, drawn, and quartered. • cut (a log ) into quarters, and these into planks so as to show the grain well. 2 (be quartered ) be stationed or lodged in a specified place: many were quartered in tents. 3 range over or traverse (an area ) in every direction: we watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows. • [ no obj. ] move at an angle; go in a diagonal or zigzag direction: his young dog quartered back and forth in quick turns. 4 Heraldry display (different coats of arms ) in quarters of a shield, esp. to show arms inherited from heiresses who have married into the bearer's family: Edward III quartered the French royal arms with his own. • divide (a shield ) into four or more parts by vertical and horizontal lines. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure, ’ from quartus ‘fourth, ’ from quattuor ‘four. ’

 

quarterage

quar ter age |ˈkwôrtərij ˈkwɔrdərɪʤ | ▶noun archaic a sum paid or received quarterly.

 

quarterback

quar ter back |ˈkwôrtərˌbak ˈkwɔrdərˌbæk | ▶noun Football a player positioned behind the center who directs a team's offensive play. • a person who directs or coordinates an operation or project. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Football play as a quarterback for (a particular team ). • direct or coordinate (an operation or project ).

 

quarter binding

quar ter bind ing ▶noun a type of bookbinding in which the spine is covered in one material (usually leather ) and the rest of the cover in another. DERIVATIVES quar ter-bound adjective

 

quarter day

quar |ter day ▶noun Brit. each of four days fixed by custom as marking off the quarters of the year, on which some tenancies begin and end and quarterly payments of rent and other charges fall due.

 

quarterdeck

quar ter deck |ˈkwôrtərˌdek ˈkwɔrdərˌdɛk | ▶noun the part of a ship's upper deck near the stern, traditionally reserved for officers. • the officers of a ship or the navy.

 

quarterfinal

quar ter fi nal |ˈkwôrtərˌfīnl ˌkwɔrdərˈfaɪnl | ▶noun a match or round of a tournament that precedes the semifinal.

 

Quarter Horse

Quar ter Horse |ˈkwɔrdər hɔrs |(also quarter horse ) ▶noun a horse of a small, stocky breed noted for agility and speed over short distances. It is reputed to be the fastest breed of horse over distances of a quarter of a mile.

 

quarter-hour

quar ter-hour (also quarter of an hour ) ▶noun a period of 15 minutes. • a point of time 15 minutes before or after any hour.

 

quartering

quar ter ing |ˈkwôrtəriNG ˈkwɔrdərɪŋ | ▶noun 1 (quarterings ) Heraldry the coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others. 2 the provision of accommodations or lodgings, esp. for troops. 3 the action of dividing something into four parts.

 

quarter-light

quarter-light ▶noun Brit. a window in the side of a motor vehicle other than the main door window.

 

quarterly

quar ter ly |ˈkwôrtərlē ˈkwɔrdərli | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] done, produced, or occurring once every quarter of a year: a quarterly newsletter is distributed to members. 2 Heraldry (of a shield or charge ) divided into four (or occasionally more ) subdivisions by vertical and horizontal lines. ▶adverb 1 once every quarter of a year: interest is paid quarterly. 2 Heraldry in the four, or in two diagonally opposite, quarters of a shield. [on the pattern of Old French quartile . ] ▶noun ( pl. quarterlies ) a magazine or journal that is published four times a year.

 

quartermaster

quar ter mas ter |ˈkwôrtərˌmastər ˈkwɔrdərˌmæstər | ▶noun 1 a military officer responsible for providing quarters, rations, clothing, and other supplies. 2 a naval petty officer with particular responsibility for steering and signals.

 

quartermaster general

quar ter mas ter gen er al ▶noun ( pl. quartermasters general or quartermaster generals ) the head of the army department in charge of the quartering and equipment of troops.

 

quartermaster sergeant

quar ¦ter |master ser |geant ▶noun a senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above sergeant, employed on administrative duties.

 

quartern

quar tern |ˈkwôrtərn ˈkwɔrdərn | ▶noun Brit. archaic a quarter of a pint. ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘a quarter ’): from Old French quart (e )ron, from quart (e ) (see quart ).

 

quartern loaf

quar |tern loaf ▶noun archaic a loaf of bread weighing four pounds.

 

quarter note

quar ter note |ˈkwɔrdər ˌnoʊt | ▶noun Music a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note or half a half note, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem. Also called crotchet.

 

quarter pipe

quar ter pipe ▶noun a ramp with a slightly convex surface, used by skateboarders, rollerbladers, or snowboarders to perform jumps and other maneuvers.

 

quarter plate

quar |ter plate ▶noun Brit. a photographic plate measuring 3 1 /4 × 4 1 /4 inches ( c. 8.3 × 10.8 cm ). • a photograph reproduced from a quarter plate.

 

quarter-pounder

quarter-pounder ▶noun a hamburger that weighs a quarter of a pound.

 

quarter-saw

quar ter-saw ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. quarter-sawn ) saw (a log ) radially into quarters and then into boards: we quarter-saw the logs at our own mill | [ as adj. ] : quarter-sawn timber from the stand of white ash. • produce (a board or a piece of furniture ) using this technique.

 

quarter section

quar ter sec tion ▶noun a quarter of a square mile of land; 160 acres (approximately 64.7 hectares ).

 

quarter sessions

quar ter ses sions |ˈkwɔrdər ˌsɛʃənz | ▶plural noun historical (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland ) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts.

 

quarterstaff

quar ter staff |ˈkwôrtərˌstaf ˈkwɔrdərstæf | ▶noun historical a stout pole 6 –8 feet (2 –2.5 m ) long, tipped with iron, formerly used as a weapon.

 

quarter-tone

quar ter-tone |ˈkwɔrdər ˌtoʊn | ▶noun Music half a semitone.

 

quartet

quar tet |kwôrˈtet kwɔrˈtɛt | ▶noun a group of four people playing music or singing together. • a composition for such a group. • a set of four people or things. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘set of four ’): from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from quarto ‘fourth, ’ from Latin quartus.

 

quartic

quar tic |ˈkwôrtik ˈkwɔrdɪk |Mathematics ▶adjective involving the fourth and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable. ▶noun a quartic equation, function, curve, or surface. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin quartus ‘fourth ’ + -ic .

 

quartier

quar ti er |ˈkärtē -ā ˈkɑrtieɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a district of a French city. ORIGIN French.

 

quartile

quar tile |ˈkwôrˌtīl, ˈkwôrtl ˈkwɔrˌtaɪl ˈkwɔrdl | ▶noun Statistics each of four equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable. • each of the three values of the random variable that divide a population into four such groups. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin quartilis, from Latin quartus ‘fourth. ’

 

quarto

quar to |ˈkwôrtō ˈkwɔrdoʊ |(abbr.: 4to ) ▶noun ( pl. quartos ) Printing a size of book page resulting from folding each printed sheet into four leaves (eight pages ). • a book of this size. • a size of writing paper, 10 in. × 8 in. (254 × 203 mm ). ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin (in ) quarto ‘(in ) the fourth (of a sheet ),’ ablative of quartus ‘fourth. ’

 

quartz

quartz |kwôrts kwɔrts | ▶noun a hard white or colorless mineral consisting of silicon dioxide, found widely in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. It is often colored by impurities (as in amethyst, citrine, and cairngorm ). ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German Quarz, from Polish dialect kwardy, corresponding to standard Polish twardy ‘hard. ’

 

quartz clock

quartz clock ▶noun an electric clock in which the current is regulated and accuracy maintained by the regular vibrations of a quartz crystal.

 

quartz-halogen

quartz-hal o gen ▶adjective (of a high-intensity electric lamp ) using a quartz bulb containing the vapor of a halogen, usually iodine.

 

quartzite

quartz ite |ˈkwôrtˌsīt ˈkwɔrtsaɪt | ▶noun Geology an extremely compact, hard, granular rock consisting essentially of quartz. It often occurs as silicified sandstone, as in sarsen stones.

 

quartz lamp

quartz lamp ▶noun an electric lamp in which the envelope is made of quartz, which allows ultraviolet light to pass through it. It may be a bulb containing a halogen or a tube containing mercury vapor.

 

quartz watch

quartz watch ▶noun a watch operated by vibrations of an electrically driven quartz crystal.

 

Oxford Dictionary

quar.

quar. ▶abbreviation • quarter. • quarterly.

 

quarantine

quarantine |ˈkwɒrəntiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed: many animals die in quarantine . ▶verb [ with obj. ] put (a person or animal ) in quarantine. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian quarantina ‘forty days ’, from quaranta ‘forty ’.

 

quark

quark 1 |kwɑːk, kwɔːk | ▶noun Physics any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. Quarks have not been directly observed but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally. ORIGIN 1960s: a word invented by Murray Gell-Mann, Murray. Originally quork, the term was changed by association with the line ‘Three quarks for Muster Mark ’ in Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1939 ).

 

quark

quark 2 |kwɑːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of low-fat curd cheese. ORIGIN 1930s: from German Quark ‘curd, curds ’.

 

quark-gluon plasma

quark-glu on plas ma ▶noun a hypothetical, highly energized form of matter that contains unbound quarks and gluons, believed to have been present ten millionths of a second after the Big Bang.

 

quarrel

quarrel 1 |ˈkwɒr (ə )l | ▶noun an angry argument or disagreement: he made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John. • [ usu. with negative ] a reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle: we have no quarrel with the people of the country, only with the dictator. ▶verb ( quarrels, quarrelling, quarrelled; US quarrels, quarreling, quarreled ) [ no obj. ] have an angry argument or disagreement: stop quarrelling with your sister. • (quarrel with ) take exception to or disagree with (something ): some people quarrel with this approach. • W. Indian complain or scold someone: he will quarrel like hell if he see black pods on the trees. DERIVATIVES quarreller noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person ’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel (l )a ‘complaint ’, from queri ‘complain ’.

 

quarrel

quarrel 2 |ˈkwɒr (ə )l | ▶noun historical a short, heavy square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, based on late Latin quadrus ‘square ’. Compare with quarry 3 .

 

quarrelsome

quar ¦rel |some |ˈkwɒr (ə )ls (ə )m | ▶adjective given to or characterized by quarrelling: a moody, quarrelsome man. DERIVATIVES quarrelsomely adverb, quarrelsomeness noun

 

quarrion

quarrion |ˈkwɒrɪən |(also quarrien ) ▶noun Austral. another term for cockatiel. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Wiradhuri guwarraying.

 

quarry

quarry 1 |ˈkwɒri | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted. ▶verb ( quarries, quarrying, quarried ) [ with obj. ] extract (stone or other materials ) from a quarry. • cut into (rock or ground ) to obtain stone or other materials. DERIVATIVES quarrier noun ORIGIN Middle English: from a variant of medieval Latin quareria, from Old French quarriere, based on Latin quadrum ‘a square ’. The verb dates from the late 18th cent.

 

quarry

quarry 2 |ˈkwɒri | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey. • a thing or person that is chased or sought: the security police crossed the border in pursuit of their quarry. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuiree, alteration, influenced by cuir ‘leather ’ and curer ‘clean, disembowel ’, of couree, based on Latin cor ‘heart ’. Originally the term denoted the parts of a deer that were placed on the hide and given as a reward to the hounds.

 

quarry

quarry 3 |ˈkwɒri | ▶noun ( pl. quarries ) 1 a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows. 2 (also quarry tile ) an unglazed floor tile. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): alteration of quarrel 2, which in late Middle English denoted a lattice windowpane.

 

quarryman

quar ¦ry |man |ˈkwɒrɪmən | ▶noun ( pl. quarrymen ) a worker in a quarry.

 

quart

quart |kwɔːt | ▶noun 1 a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in the US to approximately 0.94 litre. • N. Amer. a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10 litres. 2 |kɑːt |(also quarte or carte ) Fencing the fourth of eight parrying positions. 3 (in piquet ) a sequence of four cards of the same suit. PHRASES you can't get a quart into a pint pot Brit. proverb you cannot achieve the impossible. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quarte, from Latin quarta (pars ) ‘fourth (part )’, from quartus ‘fourth ’, from quattuor ‘four ’.

 

quartan

quartan |ˈkwɔːt (ə )n | ▶adjective Medicine denoting a mild form of malaria causing a fever that recurs every third day: quartan fever. ●Quartan malaria (or quartan ague ) is caused by infection with Plasmodium malariae. Compare with tertian . ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin ( febris ) quartana, based on Latin quartus ‘fourth ’ (because, by inclusive reckoning, the fever recurs every fourth day ).

 

quarter

quar |ter |ˈkwɔːtə | ▶noun 1 each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided: she cut each apple into quarters | a page and a quarter | a quarter of a mile. • a period of three months regarded as one fourth of a year, used especially in reference to financial transactions such as the payment of bills or a company's earnings: the first quarter of the fiscal year. • a period of fifteen minutes or a point of time marking the transition from one fifteen-minute period to the next: he sat with his pint until a quarter past nine. • a coin representing 25 cents, a quarter of a US or Canadian dollar. • each of the four parts into which an animal's or bird's carcass may be divided, each including a leg or wing. • one fourth of a lunar month. • (in basketball, American football, and Australian Rules ) each of four equal periods into which a game is divided. • chiefly US one of four terms into which a school or university year may be divided. 2 one fourth of a pound weight (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces ). • one fourth of a hundredweight (Brit. 28 lb or US 25lb ). • Brit. a grain measure equivalent to 8 bushels. 3 (quarters ) the haunches or hindquarters of a horse. 4 a part of a town or city having a particular character or use: a beautiful port city with a fascinating medieval quarter. 5 the direction of one of the points of the compass, especially as a direction from which the wind blows. • a particular but unspecified person, group of people, or area: we have just had help from an unexpected quarter. • either side of a ship aft of the beam: he trained his glasses over the starboard quarter. 6 (quarters ) rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to servicemen or to staff in domestic service: they lived in RAF married quarters. 7 [ mass noun ] pity or mercy shown towards an enemy or opponent who is in one's power: the riot squad gave no quarter . 8 Heraldry each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines. • a square charge which covers the top left (dexter chief ) quarter of the field. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 divide into four equal or corresponding parts: peel and quarter the bananas. • historical cut (the body of an executed person ) into four parts: the plotters were hanged, drawn, and quartered. • cut (a log ) into quarters, and these into planks so as to show the grain well. 2 (be quartered ) [ with adverbial of place ] be stationed or lodged in a specified place: many were quartered in tents. • (quarter someone on ) impose someone on (another person ) as a lodger: you would have had her quartered on you forever. 3 range over or traverse (an area ) in every direction: we watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move at an angle; go in a diagonal or zigzag direction: his young dog quartered back and forth in quick turns. 4 Heraldry display (different coats of arms ) in quarters of a shield, especially to show arms inherited from heiresses who have married into the bearer's family: Edward III quartered the French royal arms with his own. • divide (a shield ) into four or more parts by vertical and horizontal lines. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure ’, from quartus ‘fourth ’, from quattuor ‘four ’.

 

quarterage

quar ¦ter |age |ˈkwɔːt (ə )rɪdʒ | ▶noun archaic a sum paid or received quarterly.

 

quarterback

quar ¦ter |back |ˈkwɔːtəbak | ▶noun American Football a player stationed behind the centre who directs a team's offensive play. • N. Amer. a person who directs or coordinates an operation or project. ▶verb [ with obj. ] American Football play as a quarterback for (a particular team ). • N. Amer. direct or coordinate (an operation or project ).

 

quarter binding

quar |ter bind |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of bookbinding in which the spine is bound in one material (usually leather ) and the rest of the cover in another. DERIVATIVES quarter-bound adjective

 

quarter day

quar |ter day ▶noun Brit. each of four days fixed by custom as marking off the quarters of the year, on which some tenancies begin and end and quarterly payments of rent and other charges fall due.

 

quarterdeck

quar ¦ter |deck |ˈkwɔːtədɛk | ▶noun the part of a ship's upper deck near the stern, traditionally reserved for officers. • the officers of a ship or the navy.

 

quarter-final

quarter-final ▶noun a match or round of a knockout competition that precedes the semi-final. DERIVATIVES quarter-finalist noun

 

Quarter Horse

Quarter Horse ▶noun a horse of a small stocky breed noted for agility and speed over short distances. It is reputed to be the fastest breed of horse over distances of a quarter of a mile.

 

quarter-hour

quarter-hour (also quarter of an hour ) ▶noun a period of fifteen minutes. • a point of time fifteen minutes before or after any hour.

 

quartering

quar ¦ter |ing |ˈkwɔːt (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun 1 (quarterings ) Heraldry the coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others. 2 [ mass noun ] the provision of accommodation or lodgings, especially for troops. 3 [ mass noun ] the action of dividing something into four parts.

 

quarter-light

quarter-light ▶noun Brit. a window in the side of a motor vehicle other than the main door window.

 

quarterly

quar |ter ¦ly |ˈkwɔːtəli | ▶adjective 1 done, produced, or occurring once every quarter of a year: a quarterly newsletter is distributed to members. 2 Heraldry (of a shield or charge ) divided into four (or occasionally more ) subdivisions by vertical and horizontal lines. ▶adverb 1 once every quarter of a year: interest is paid quarterly. 2 Heraldry in the four, or in two diagonally opposite, quarters of a shield. [on the pattern of Old French quartile . ] ▶noun ( pl. quarterlies ) a magazine or journal that is published four times a year.

 

quartermaster

quar ¦ter |master |ˈkwɔːtəmɑːstə | ▶noun 1 a regimental officer, usually commissioned from the ranks, responsible for administering barracks, laying out the camp, and looking after supplies. 2 a naval petty officer with particular responsibility for steering and signals.

 

Quartermaster General

Quartermaster General ▶noun the head of the army department in charge of the quartering and equipment of troops.

 

quartermaster sergeant

quar ¦ter |master ser |geant ▶noun a senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above sergeant, employed on administrative duties.

 

quartern

quartern |ˈkwɔːt (ə )n | ▶noun archaic a quarter of a pint. ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘a quarter ’): from Old French quart (e )ron, from quart (e ) (see quart ).

 

quartern loaf

quar |tern loaf ▶noun archaic a loaf of bread weighing four pounds.

 

quarter note

quar |ter note ▶noun Music, chiefly N. Amer. a crotchet.

 

quarter pipe

quar |ter pipe ▶noun a ramp with a slightly convex surface, used by skateboarders, rollerbladers, or snowboarders to perform jumps and other manoeuvres.

 

quarter plate

quar |ter plate ▶noun Brit. a photographic plate measuring 3 1 /4 × 4 1 /4 inches ( c. 8.3 × 10.8 cm ). • a photograph reproduced from a quarter plate.

 

quarter-pounder

quarter-pounder ▶noun a hamburger that weighs a quarter of a pound.

 

quarter-saw

quarter-saw ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. quarter-sawn ) saw (a log ) radially into quarters and then into boards. a piece of quarter-sawn oak. • produce (a board or a piece of furniture ) by quarter-sawing. a quarter-sawn white oak cabinet.

 

quarter section

quar |ter sec ¦tion ▶noun N. Amer. a quarter of a square mile of land; 160 acres (approximately 64.7 hectares ).

 

quarter sessions

quar |ter ses |sions ▶plural noun historical (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland ) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts.

 

quarterstaff

quar ¦ter |staff |ˈkwɔːtəstɑːf | ▶noun historical a stout pole 6 –8 feet long, formerly used as a weapon.

 

quarter-tone

quarter-tone ▶noun Music half a semitone.

 

quartet

quartet |kwɔːˈtɛt |(also quartette ) ▶noun a group of four people playing music or singing together. • a composition for a quartet. • a set of four people or things. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘set of four ’): from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from quarto ‘fourth ’, from Latin quartus.

 

quartic

quartic |ˈkwɔːtɪk |Mathematics ▶adjective involving the fourth and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable. ▶noun a quartic equation, function, curve, or surface. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin quartus ‘fourth ’ + -ic .

 

quartier

quartier |ˈkɑːtɪeɪ, French kaʀtje | ▶noun ( pl. pronunc. same ) a district of a French city. ORIGIN French.

 

quartile

quartile |ˈkwɔːtʌɪl | ▶noun Statistics each of four equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable. • each of the three values of the random variable which divide a population into quartiles. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin quartilis, from Latin quartus ‘fourth ’.

 

quarto

quarto |ˈkwɔːtəʊ |(abbrev.: 4to ) ▶noun ( pl. quartos ) [ mass noun ] Printing a size of book page resulting from folding each printed sheet into four leaves (eight pages ). • [ count noun ] a book of quarto size. • a size of writing paper, 10 in. × 8 in. (254 × 203 mm ). ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin ( in ) quarto ‘(in ) the fourth (of a sheet )’, ablative of quartus ‘fourth ’.

 

quartz

quartz |kwɔːts | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hard mineral consisting of silica, found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks and typically occurring as colourless or white hexagonal prisms. It is often coloured by impurities (as in amethyst, citrine, and cairngorm ). ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German Quarz, from Polish dialect kwardy, corresponding to Czech tvrdý ‘hard ’.

 

quartz clock

quartz clock ▶noun an electric clock in which the current is regulated and accuracy maintained by the regular vibrations of a quartz crystal.

 

quartz-halogen

quartz-halogen ▶adjective (of a high-intensity electric lamp ) using a quartz bulb containing the vapour of a halogen, usually iodine.

 

quartzite

quartz |ite |ˈkwɔːtsʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology an extremely compact, hard, granular rock consisting essentially of quartz. It often occurs as silicified sandstone, as in sarsen stones.

 

quartz lamp

quartz lamp ▶noun an electric lamp in which the envelope is made of quartz, which allows ultraviolet light to pass through it. It may be a bulb containing a halogen or a tube containing mercury vapour.

 

quartz watch

quartz watch ▶noun a watch operated by vibrations of an electrically driven quartz crystal.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

quarrel

quarrel noun they had a quarrel about money: argument, disagreement, squabble, fight, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud, contretemps, disputation, falling-out, war of words, shouting match; informal tiff, run-in, hassle, blowup, row. ▶verb don't quarrel over it: argue, fight, disagree, fall out; differ, be at odds; bicker, squabble, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats; archaic altercate. PHRASES quarrel with you can't quarrel with the verdict: find fault with, fault, criticize, object to, oppose, take exception to; attack, take issue with, impugn, contradict, dispute, controvert; informal knock; formal gainsay.

 

quarrelsome

quarrelsome adjective his quarrelsome neighbors: argumentative, disputatious, confrontational, captious, pugnacious, combative, antagonistic, contentious, bellicose, belligerent, cantankerous, choleric; informal scrappy. ANTONYMS peaceable.

 

quarry

quarry noun he would not allow his quarry to elude him: prey, victim; object, goal, target; kill, game.

 

quarter

quarter noun 1 the Italian quarter: district, area, region, part, side, neighborhood, precinct, locality, sector, zone; ghetto, community, enclave, Little ——, —— town. 2 help from an unexpected quarter: source, direction, place, location; person. 3 (quarters ) the servants' quarters: accommodations, lodgings, rooms, chambers; home; informal pad, digs; formal abode, residence, domicile. 4 the riot squads gave no quarter: mercy, leniency, clemency, lenity, compassion, pity, charity, sympathy, tolerance. ▶verb 1 they were quartered in a villa: accommodate, house, board, lodge, put up, take in, install, shelter; Military billet. 2 I quartered the streets: patrol, range over, tour, reconnoiter, traverse, survey, scout.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

quarrel

quarrel noun there was a quarrel about how much my father was paid: argument, row, fight, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out; dispute, disputation, contention, squabble, contretemps, clash, altercation, exchange, brawl, tussle, disturbance, conflict, affray, brouhaha, commotion, uproar, tumult, war of words, shouting match, fracas, feud; wrangle, tangle, misunderstanding; Irish, N. Amer., & Austral. donnybrook; informal tiff, set-to, shindig, shindy, stand-up, run-in, spat, scrap, dust-up, ruction; Brit. informal barney, bunfight, ding-dong, bust-up, ruck, slanging match; Scottish informal rammy; N. Amer. informal hassle; archaic broil, miff; French archaic tracasserie (s ). ANTONYMS reconciliation, agreement. ▶verb I should be sorry to quarrel over it: argue, have a row /fight, row, fight, disagree, fail to agree, differ, be at odds, have a misunderstanding, be at variance, fall out; dispute, bicker, squabble, brawl, chop logic; wrangle, spar, bandy words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats, be at loggerheads; informal scrap, argufy, spat; archaic altercate. PHRASES quarrel with it is difficult to quarrel with the verdict: find fault with, fault, criticize, argue with /against, object to, be hostile to, censure, condemn, be against, be anti, oppose, be in opposition to, take exception to, attack, take issue with, find lacking, pick holes in, impugn, contradict, dispute, rebut, complain about, cavil at, carp at; informal knock; formal gainsay; rare controvert. ANTONYMS agree with. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD quarrel, argue, wrangle, dispute, bicker ■ Quarrel is used of people having an angry argument (he married her for her money, so now they're always quarrelling ). One may also dispassionately quarrel with something in the sense of disagreeing with or objecting to it (there was nothing in this document with which he could quarrel ). ■ Arguing involves two people staunchly, possibly also acrimoniously, defending two different and incompatible points of view (he and Martin used to argue for hours about the paranormal ). ■ Wrangle suggests a long, complex, and sometimes intense debate or argument, often a legal or political one (the party is facing internal wrangling and a cash crisis | after considerable wrangling a compromise was reached ). ■ People who dispute are expected to show more reasoned argument than if they are merely quarrelling. Dispute is mainly used of denying or arguing against a specified view, and the matter of contention is typically a direct object (people who dispute the official interpretation of their rights ). ■ Bicker represents an argument as childish, on account of either the logic employed or the triviality of the issue disputed (those who had fought together for the overthrow of Charles I now bickered amongst themselves | there was no point in bickering over trifles ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

quarrelsome

quarrelsome adjective he was pleased to be leaving his quarrelsome neighbours behind: argumentative, disputatious, disputative, contentious, confrontational, captious, factious, cavilling, pugnacious, combative, ready for a fight, defiant, hostile, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, militant, warring, fighting, battling; threatening, litigious; irascible, cantankerous, irritable, petulant, truculent, fiery, quick-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, choleric; bickering, wrangling; Brit. informal stroppy; N. Amer. informal scrappy. ANTONYMS peaceable.

 

quarry

quarry noun he had no intention of allowing his quarry to elude him: prey, victim; the hunted; prize, object, goal, target, kill; wild fowl, game, big game.

 

quarter

quarter noun 1 the Latin quarter of Paris: district, area, region, part, side, neighbourhood, precinct, locality, sector, section, zone, tract, belt; ghetto, community, colony; pocket, enclave, territory, province, parish, ward. 2 help came from an unexpected quarter: source, direction, place, point, spot, location; person. 3 (quarters ) rooms that had once been servants' quarters: accommodation, lodgings, rooms, chambers, place of residence, home, shelter; French pied-à -terre; Brit. informal digs; informal, dated pad, billet; formal abode, dwelling, dwelling place, residence, domicile, habitation. 4 the riot squads gave no quarter, using their batons liberally: mercy, leniency, clemency, lenity, compassion, pity, charity, forbearance, indulgence, kindness, sympathy, tolerance. ▶verb 1 they were quartered in a sumptuous villa: accommodate, house, board, lodge, give accommodation to, provide with accommodation, put up, take in, give a bed to, install, give a roof to, put a roof over someone's head, shelter; informal, dated billet. 2 I started to quarter the streets, eyes peeled for the car: patrol, range over, tour, reconnoitre, traverse, survey, inspect, spy out, scout; Brit. informal recce.

 

Duden Dictionary

Quarantäne

Qua ran tä ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Quarant ä ne ka …|die Quarantäne; Genitiv: der Quarantäne, Plural: die Quarantänen französisch quarantaine, eigentlich = Anzahl von 40 (Tagen ), zu: quarante < vulgärlateinisch quarranta < lateinisch quadraginta = vierzig; nach der früher üblichen vierzigtägigen Hafensperre für Schiffe mit seuchenverdächtigen Personen vorübergehende Isolierung von Personen, Tieren, die von einer ansteckenden Krankheit befallen sind oder bei denen Verdacht darauf besteht (als Schutzmaßnahme gegen eine Verbreitung der Krankheit ) über jemanden, einen Ort, ein Schiff Quarantäne verhängen | das Schiff liegt in Quarantäne | jemanden, etwas unter [eine vierwöchige ] Quarantäne stellen

 

Quarantäneflagge

Qua ran tä ne flag ge Substantiv, feminin Seewesen , die |Quarant ä neflagge |Signalflagge, die anzeigt, dass ein Schiff in Quarantäne liegt

 

Quarantänestation

Qua ran tä ne sta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Quarant ä nestation |Einrichtung zur Unterbringung von Personen, Tieren, die unter Quarantäne stehen

 

Quargel

Quar gel Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum österreichisch , der oder das |Qu a rgel |der oder das Quargel; Genitiv: des Quargels, Plural: die Quargel zu spätmittelhochdeutsch quarg = Quark stark riechender Käse aus Sauermilch

 

Quark

Quark Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu a rk |der Quark; Genitiv: des Quark [e ]s spätmittelhochdeutsch quarc, quarg, twarc, aus dem Slawischen; vgl. polnisch twaróg 1 aus saurer Milch hergestelltes, weißes, breiiges Nahrungsmittel fettarmer, 40 \%iger Quark getretener Quark wird breit, nicht stark etwas ohne inhaltliche Tiefe wird auch durch noch so großen Aufwand nicht auf ein höheres Niveau gebracht Goethe, Westöstlicher Diwan 2 salopp abwertend Äußerung, Handlung o. Ä., die als dumm, falsch, läppisch oder wertlos angesehen wird red nicht solchen Quark ! | sich über jeden Quark (über jede noch so belanglose Kleinigkeit ) aufregen

 

Quark

Quark Substantiv, Neutrum Physik , das |kwɔːk |das Quark; Genitiv: des Quarks, Plural: die Quarks englisch quark; 1964 von dem amerikanischen Physiker M. Gell-Mann geprägte Fantasiebezeichnung nach dem Namen schemenhafter Wesen aus dem Roman »Finnegan's Wake « des irischen Schriftstellers James Joyce (1882 –1941 )fundamentales Elementarteilchen

 

Quarkbrot

Quark brot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a rkbrot |

 

quarkig

quar kig Adjektiv |qu a rkig |in Aussehen und Konsistenz ähnlich wie Quark eine quarkige Masse

 

Quarkkäse

Quark kä se Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |Qu a rkkäse |eine Art Handkäse

 

Quarkkäulchen

Quark käul chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a rkkäulchen |gebackenes Küchlein aus Kartoffeln und Quark

 

Quarkkuchen

Quark ku chen Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der |Qu a rkkuchen |

 

Quarkschnitte

Quark schnit te Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rkschnitte |mit Quark bestrichene Scheibe Brot

 

Quarkspeise

Quark spei se Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rkspeise |aus Quark u. a. bereiteter Nachtisch

 

Quarre

Quar re Substantiv, feminin norddeutsch , die |Qu a rre |weinerliches Kind; zänkische Frau

 

quarren

quar ren schwaches Verb |qu a rren |

 

quarrig

quar rig Adjektiv |qu a rrig |

 

Quart

Quart Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a rt |das Quart; Genitiv: des Quarts, Plural: die Quarte < aber: 3 Quart > 1 altes deutsches Hohlmaß (unterschiedlicher Größe )spätmittelhochdeutsch quart (e ) < lateinisch quarta (pars ) = vierte (r Teil ), Viertel 2 ohne Plural substantiviert aus lateinisch in quarto = in Vierteln Verlagswesen Buchformat in der Größe eines viertel Bogens, das sich durch zweimaliges Falzen eines Bogens ergibt und das je nach Größe des Bogens verschiedene Maße (von Klein- bis Großquart ) haben kann 4 ° ein Buch in Quart

 

Quart

Quart Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Qu a rt |die Quart; Genitiv: der Quart, Plural: die Quarten Quarte

 

Quart

Quart Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kwɔːt |das Quart; Genitiv: des Quarts, Plural: die Quarts < aber: 3 Quart > (mittel )englisch quart < mittelfranzösisch quarte < lateinisch quarta (pars ), Quart a englisches Hohlmaß 1,136 l qt b amerikanisches Hohlmaß für Flüssigkeiten 0,946 l liq qt c amerikanisches Hohlmaß für trockene Substanzen 1,101 dm 3 dry qt

 

Quart

Quart Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rt |die Quart; Genitiv: der Quart, Plural: die Quarten lateinisch Fechthieb

 

Quartal

Quar tal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart a l |das Quartal; Genitiv: des Quartals, Plural: die Quartale mittellateinisch quartale (anni ) = Viertel (eines Jahres ), zu lateinisch quartus, Quart Viertel eines Kalenderjahres das letzte /vierte Quartal beginnt mit dem ersten Oktober

 

Quartalabschluss

Quar tal ab schluss , der Quartalsabschluss |Quart a labschluss |

 

Quartalsabschluss

Quar tals ab schluss Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |Quart a lsabschluss |Abschluss, Bilanz für das abgelaufene Quartal

 

Quartalsbericht

Quar tals be richt Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |Quart a lsbericht |Bericht über den Quartalsabschluss

 

Quartalsende

Quar tals en de Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart a lsende |Ende eines Quartals zum Quartalsende kündigen

 

Quartalsergebnis

Quar tals er geb nis Substantiv, Neutrum Wirtschaft , das |Quart a lsergebnis |im Quartalsabschluss festgehaltenes wirtschaftliches Ergebnis für das abgelaufene Quartal

 

Quartalssäufer

Quar tals säu fer Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Quart a lssäufer |jemand, der von periodischer Trunksucht befallen wird

 

Quartalssäuferin

Quar tals säu fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart a lssäuferin |weibliche Form zu Quartalssäufer

 

quartalsweise

quar tals wei se Adverb |quart a lsweise |für jeweils ein Quartal; in Zeitabständen, Zeitabschnitten von einem Quartal

 

Quartalszahl

Quar tals zahl Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |Quart a lszahl |meist im Plural turnusmäßig nach dem Ablauf eines Quartals veröffentlichtes Zahlenmaterial, aus dem die Entwicklung von Umsatz und Gewinn oder Verlust eines börsennotierten Unternehmens hervorgeht

 

Quartana

Quar ta na Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Quart a na |lateinisch Viertagewechselfieber Verlaufsform der Malaria

 

Quartanerin

Quar ta ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart a nerin |weibliche Form zu Quartaner

 

Quartanfieber

Quar tan fie ber Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart a nfieber | so viel wie Quartana

 

Quartant

Quar tant Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |Quart a nt |der Quartant; Genitiv: des Quartanten, Plural: die Quartanten lateinisch-mittellateinisch Buch in Viertelbogengröße

 

quartär

quar tär Adjektiv Geologie |quart ä r |zu Quartär zum Quartär gehörend; das Quartär betreffend quartäre Gesteinsbildungen

 

Quartär

Quar tär Substantiv, Neutrum Geologie , das |Quart ä r |eigentlich = die vierte (Formation ), nach der älteren Zählung des Paläozoikums als Primär jüngstes, bis in die Gegenwart reichendes geologisches System der Erdneuzeit

 

Quartärformation

Quar tär for ma ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart ä rformation |Quartär

 

Quartband

Quart band Substantiv, maskulin Buchwesen , der |Qu a rtband |

 

Quartblatt

Quart blatt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a rtblatt |

 

Quartbogen

Quart bo gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu a rtbogen |Druckbogen, der so bedruckt ist, dass er, zweifach gefalzt, acht Buchseiten (vier Blätter ) ergibt

 

Quarte

Quar te Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Qu a rte |lateinisch quarta = die vierte a vierter Ton einer diatonischen Tonleiter b Intervall von vier diatonischen Tonstufen

 

Quartel

Quar tel Substantiv, Neutrum bayrisch , das |Qu a rtel |kleines Biermaß

 

Quarten

Quar ten |Qu a rten |Plural von Quart , Quarte , Quarta

 

Quarter

Quar ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkwɔːtɐ |der Quarter; Genitiv: des Quarters, Plural: die Quarters englisch quarter = Viertel < altfranzösisch quartier, Quartier a US-amerikanische, kanadische Münze im Wert von einem viertel Dollar b Betrag von 25 US-amerikanischen, kanadischen Cent

 

Quarterback

Quar ter back Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkwɔːtɐbɛk |der Quarterback; Genitiv: des Quarterback [s ], Plural: die Quarterbacks englisch quarterback, aus: quarter = Viertel 1 und back, Back ; der Spieler ist neben den beiden Halfbacks und dem Fullback der vierte Verteidiger (im amerikanischen Football ) Spieler, der Angriffe einleitet und führt

 

Quarterdeck

Quar ter deck Substantiv, Neutrum Seewesen , das |Qu a rterdeck |englisch quarterdeck, aus: quarter (= Mannschaftsabteilung an Bord [die Mannschaften auf Kriegsschiffen wurden früher für den Wachdienst in vier Abteilungen aufgeteilt ] < altfranzösisch quartier, Quartier ) und deck = Deck leicht erhöhtes hinteres Deck eines Schiffes

 

Quartermeister

Quar ter meis ter Substantiv, maskulin Seewesen , der |Qu a rtermeister |der Quartermeister; Genitiv: des Quartermeisters, Plural: die Quartermeister Matrose, der insbesondere als Rudergänger eingesetzt wird

 

Quarteronin

Quar te ro nin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quarter o nin |die Quarteronin; Genitiv: der Quarteronin, Plural: die Quarteroninnen weibliche Form zu Quarteron

 

Quarterpipe

Quar ter pipe Substantiv, feminin , die |kwɔ:tɐpa͜ip |englisch quarter pipe, eigentlich = Viertelrohr, aus: quarter = Viertel und pipe = Rohr wie eine große Rinne mit dem Querschnitt eines Viertelkreises geformte Bahn, die beim Snowboarden und Skateboarden verwendet wird

 

Quartett

Quar tett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart e tt |das Quartett; Genitiv: des Quartett [e ]s, Plural: die Quartette italienisch quartetto, zu: quarto < lateinisch quartus, Quart 1 a Musik Komposition für vier Soloinstrumente oder -stimmen b Musik Ensemble von vier Solisten 2 oft scherzhaft Gruppe von vier Personen, die häufig gemeinsam in Erscheinung treten oder gemeinsam etwas [Strafbares ] tun sie tauchen immer im Quartett (zu viert ) auf 3 Verslehre vierzeilige Strophe eines Sonetts 4 a ohne Plural Kartenspiel 1 , bei dem es für den einzelnen Spieler darum geht, möglichst viele vollständige Quartette 4c zusammenzustellen b Kartenspiel 2 zum Quartettspielen c Satz von vier zusammengehörigen Karten eines Quartetts 4b

 

Quartettspiel

Quar tett spiel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart e ttspiel |1 a Quartett 4a b Quartett 4b 2 Musik Spiel 5b eines Quartetts 1b

 

Quartformat

Quart for mat Substantiv, Neutrum Buchwesen , das |Qu a rtformat |

 

Quartier

Quar tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quart ie r |das Quartier; Genitiv: des Quartiers, Plural: die Quartiere 1 Unterkunft 1 (a )französisch quartier = Teil (eines Heerlagers ), eigentlich = Viertel < lateinisch quartarius, zu: quartus, Quart ein billiges Quartier | [ein neues ] Quartier beziehen Quartier machen [meist als Gruppe ] sich einquartieren ; [meist für eine Gruppe ] eine Unterkunft besorgen Quartier nehmen gehoben sich einquartieren 2 besonders schweizerisch Viertel 2a in einem vornehmen Quartier wohnen

 

quartieren

quar tie ren schwaches Verb |quart ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Quartier 1 a an einem bestimmten Ort einquartieren, unterbringen die Evakuierten wurden in eine Schule quartiert b Quartier beziehen, sich einquartieren in einer Scheune quartieren

 

Quartier latin

Quar tier la tin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kartjelaˈtɛ̃ |das Quartier latin; Genitiv: des Quartier latin französisch, eigentlich = lateinisches Viertel Pariser Universitätsviertel am linken Ufer der Seine

 

Quartiermacher

Quar tier ma cher Substantiv, maskulin , der |Quart ie rmacher |jemand, der beauftragt ist, Quartiere 1 zu beschaffen

 

Quartiermacherin

Quar tier ma che rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart ie rmacherin |weibliche Form zu Quartiermacher

 

Quartiermanagement

Quar tier ma nage ment Substantiv, Neutrum Politik, Soziologie , das Quartiersmanagement |Quart ie rmanagement |1 ohne Plural Gesamtheit der [behördlichen ] Bemühungen, einen Stadtteil attraktiver zu machen 2 mit dem Quartiersmanagement 1 betraute behördliche Stelle

 

Quartiermeister

Quar tier meis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Quart ie rmeister |1 Militär für die Versorgung der Truppen verantwortlicher Generalstabsoffizier 2 jemand, dessen Aufgabe es ist, für andere, z. B. die Teilnehmer einer Veranstaltung, Unterkünfte bereitzustellen

 

Quartiermeisterin

Quar tier meis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart ie rmeisterin |weibliche Form zu Quartiermeister

 

Quartiersfrau

Quar tiers frau Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart ie rsfrau |

 

Quartiersmanagement

Quar tiers ma nage ment Substantiv, Neutrum Politik, Soziologie , das Quartiermanagement |Quart ie rsmanagement |1 ohne Plural Gesamtheit der [behördlichen ] Bemühungen, einen Stadtteil attraktiver zu machen 2 mit dem Quartiersmanagement 1 betraute behördliche Stelle

 

Quartierswirt

Quar tiers wirt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Quart ie rswirt |

 

Quartierswirtin

Quar tiers wir tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quart ie rswirtin |

 

Quartil

Quar til Substantiv, Neutrum besonders Statistik , das |Quart i l |zu mittellateinisch quartilatus = in vier Teile geteilt, zu lateinisch quartus = vier Viertel (in einer bestimmten Rangliste )

 

Quartmajor

Quart ma jor Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rtmajor |die Quartmajor; Genitiv: der Quartmajor bestimmte Reihenfolge von [Spiel ]karten

 

Quarto

Quar to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a rto |lateinisch-italienisch italienische Bezeichnung für: Quarte

 

Quartole

Quar to le Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Quart o le |die Quartole; Genitiv: der Quartole, Plural: die Quartolen Figur von vier Noten, die anstelle des Taktwertes von drei oder sechs Noten stehen

 

Quartsextakkord

Quart sext ak kord Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |Quarts e xtakkord |Akkord von Quarte und Sexte über der Quinte des Grundtons

 

Quarz

Quarz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu a rz |der Quarz; Genitiv: des Quarzes, Plural: die Quarze mittelhochdeutsch quarz, Herkunft ungeklärt; vielleicht zu mittelhochdeutsch (mitteldeutsch ) querch = Zwerg; vgl. Kobalt a in verschiedenen Arten vorkommendes, in reinem Zustand farbloses, hartes und sprödes kristallines Mineral Quarz ist kristallisiertes Siliziumdioxid b Quarzkristall, besonders als elektronisches Bauelement

 

quarzen

quar zen schwaches Verb landschaftlich umgangssprachlich |qu a rzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « Herkunft ungeklärt [stark ] rauchen müsst ihr denn die ganze Zeit quarzen ?

 

Quarzfels

Quarz fels Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu a rzfels |der Quarzfels; Genitiv: des Quarzfels [ens ] und Quarzfelsen Fels aus Quarz

 

Quarzfilter

Quarz fil ter Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Qu a rzfilter |

 

Quarzgang

Quarz gang Substantiv, maskulin Geologie , der |Qu a rzgang |von Quarz ausgefüllter Gang 8

 

quarzgesteuert

quarz ge steu ert Adjektiv |qu a rzgesteuert |mit Quarzsteuerung arbeitend quarzgesteuerte Armbanduhren

 

Quarzglas

Quarz glas Substantiv, Neutrum Technik , das |Qu a rzglas |ohne Plural hochwertiges, aus reinem Quarz hergestelltes Glas die Weingläser sind aus Quarzglas

 

quarzhaltig

quarz hal tig Adjektiv quarzhältig |qu a rzhaltig |Quarz enthaltend quarzhaltiges Gestein

 

quarzhältig

quarz häl tig Adjektiv österreichisch quarzhaltig |qu a rzhältig |Quarz enthaltend

 

quarzig

quar zig Adjektiv |qu a rzig |a quarzhaltig b wie Quarz beschaffen, aussehend quarzige Kristalle

 

Quarzit

Quar zit Substantiv, maskulin Geologie, Mineralogie , der |Quarz i t auch …ˈt͜sɪt |sehr hartes quarzhaltiges Gestein mit meist dichter, feinkörniger Struktur

 

Quarzkristall

Quarz kris tall Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu a rzkristall | Kristall aus Quarz

 

Quarzlampe

Quarz lam pe Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rzlampe |

 

Quarzsand

Quarz sand Substantiv, maskulin Geologie , der |Qu a rzsand |quarzhaltiger Sand

 

Quarzsteuerung

Quarz steu e rung Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |Qu a rzsteuerung |Steuerung eines elektrischen Vorgangs oder Geräts mithilfe der Schwingungen eines Schwingquarzes

 

Quarzuhr

Quarz uhr Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a rzuhr |Uhr mit Quarzsteuerung

 

French Dictionary

quarantaine

quarantaine n. f. nom féminin 1 Nombre approximatif de quarante. : Une quarantaine de dignitaires avaient été invités. Note Grammaticale Si le nom quarantaine est précédé du déterminant indéfini une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, l ’accord du verbe ou de l ’adjectif se fait généralement avec le complément au pluriel. Une quarantaine de personnes étaient présentes. Si le nom quarantaine est précédé du déterminant défini la, d ’un déterminant possessif (ma, ta, sa ) ou d ’un déterminant démonstratif (cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe et l ’adjectif peuvent s ’accorder avec le sujet si l ’auteur veut insister sur l ’ensemble plutôt que sur la pluralité. La quarantaine de personnes qui assistait au concert. 2 Âge de quarante ans environ. : Elle était dans la quarantaine. 3 Isolement imposé à des personnes contagieuses. : « Si l ’on devait mettre en quarantaine tous les hommes de 40 ans » (Philippe Clay , La Quarantaine ).

 

quarante

quarante adj. num. inv. et n. m. inv. adjectif numéral cardinal invariable Quatre fois dix. : Les quarante crayons verts. Quarante et un, quarante-deux. adjectif numéral ordinal invariable Quarantième. : Page quarante. nom masculin invariable Nombre quarante. : Un quarante écrit en chiffres dorés. Note Typographique Pris absolument, au pluriel, le nom désigne les membres de l ’Académie française et s ’écrit avec une majuscule. LOCUTION S ’en moquer comme de l ’an quarante. familier S ’en ficher complètement.

 

quarantième

quarantième adj. num. et n. m. et f. abréviation 40 e (quarantième ); 40 es (quarantièmes ). adjectif numéral ordinal Nombre ordinal de quarante. : Le quarantième élève. nom masculin La quarantième partie d ’un tout. : Les trois quarantièmes d ’une quantité. nom masculin et féminin Personne, chose qui occupe le quarantième rang. : Elles sont les quarantièmes.

 

quart

quart n. m. nom masculin 1 Quatrième partie d ’un tout. : Elle a mangé les trois quarts de la tarte. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Un quart des accidents est causé, sont causés par la négligence. Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ), d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. Le quart des accidents est causé par la négligence. Lorsqu ’une fraction est précédée d ’un déterminant au pluriel, l ’accord du verbe se fait au pluriel. Les trois quarts des participants ont voté pour cette candidate. 2 maritime Période de quatre ou de six heures au cours de laquelle une partie de l ’équipage d ’un bateau est au travail. 3 québécisme par extension Période de travail d ’une équipe de salariés dans une organisation. : Un quart (et non *shift, *chiffre ) de nuit. SYNONYME poste . Note Technique Ainsi que le précise Le Grand Dictionnaire terminologique , ce terme, qui appartient au vocabulaire de la marine, est fortement répandu au Québec pour signifier « poste » et, par extension, « équipe ». LOCUTIONS Au quart de tour Du premier coup, très rapidement. : La voiture démarre au quart de tour. Aux trois quarts Presque entièrement. : Ils ont acheté une maison démolie aux trois quarts pour une bouchée de pain. Les trois quarts du temps Le plus souvent. : Luc est devant son ordinateur les trois quarts du temps. Passer un mauvais quart d ’heure. Subir quelque chose de désagréable pendant quelques minutes. Quart d ’heure. Quinze minutes. : Tous les quarts d ’heure. Note Typographique Lorsque le nom quart fait partie d ’une expression horaire, l ’heure doit être indiquée en toutes lettres. Il est sept heures moins le quart, neuf heures trois quarts. Pour exprimer le quart après l ’heure, on emploie et ou un. Il est huit heures et quart, huit heures un quart. Trois quarts. Trois des quatre parties égales d ’un tout. : Les trois quarts des personnes étaient opposés ou opposées. Note Grammaticale L ’accord du verbe se fait au pluriel lorsqu ’une fraction est précédée d ’un déterminant au pluriel; l ’accord en genre du participe ou de l ’adjectif se fait avec l ’expression numérale (au masculin ) ou avec le complément. L ’expression s ’écrit sans trait d ’union.

 

quart-de-rond

quart-de-rond n. m. (pl. quarts-de-rond ) nom masculin Moulure. : Le menuisier a posé des quarts-de-rond en chêne.

 

quarteron

quarteron n. m. péjoratif Un petit nombre. : « un quarteron de généraux en retraite » (Charles de Gaulle , cité dans Le Petit Robert ). SYNONYME poignée .

 

quartette

quartette n. m. nom masculin Formation de quatre musiciens de jazz. Note Technique Pour la musique classique, on emploie plutôt le nom quatuor. Prononciation La première syllabe se prononce kouar, [kwartɛt ]

 

quartier

quartier n. m. nom masculin 1 Portion d ’une chose. : Un quartier de pomme, d ’orange. 2 Partie d ’une ville. : Habiter un beau quartier, le quartier chinois de San Francisco ou de Montréal. LOCUTIONS Quartier général. Poste de commandement d ’une armée. : Des quartiers généraux. Note Typographique Ce terme s ’abrège en QG (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ). Ne pas faire de quartier. Massacrer tout le monde.

 

quart-monde

quart-monde n. m. (pl. quarts-mondes ) 1 Au sein des pays en développement, les pays les moins développés. 2 Dans les pays riches, partie de la population la plus désavantagée sur les plans économique et social.

 

quarto

quarto adv. adverbe En quatrième lieu (après primo, secundo, tertio ). SYNONYME quatrièmement . Note Typographique En typographie soignée, les mots étrangers sont composés en italique. Dans des textes déjà en italique, la notation se fait en romain. Pour les textes manuscrits, on utilisera les guillemets. Prononciation La première syllabe se prononce kouar, [kwarto ]

 

quartz

quartz n. m. nom masculin Roche cristallisée très dure que l ’on retrouve dans la nature. : Le cristal de roche est un quartz. LOCUTION Montre à quartz. Montre comportant une lame de quartz. Prononciation Les lettres qua se prononcent koua et le z se prononce s, [kwarts ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

quark

quark nombre masculino Cuark . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés quark , procedente de Three quarks for muster mark , expresión sacada de la obra Finnegans wake , de James Joyce, que el físico M. Gell-Mann (1978 ) propuso como nombre para designar estas partículas .El plural es quarks.Desde la Ortografía de 2010 de la Real Academia Española, los términos con grafía etimológica "qu " para representar el fonema /k / pasan a escribirse con "c ".

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quarantine

quar an tine /kwɔ́ːr (ə )ntìːn |kwɔ́r -/名詞 1 U (伝染病予防のための )隔離, 検疫, 留置 ▸ in quarantine 隔離して [中に ]2 C (伝染病予防のための )隔離 [検疫 ]期間 .3 C 隔離所, 検疫所 .4 U (罰としての )強制隔離処分 .動詞 他動詞 1 (伝染病予防のため )〈人 物 〉を隔離する, 〈場所 〉を封鎖する .2 (政治的 社会的理由で )…を孤立化させる, 締め出す .

 

quark

quark /kwɔː r k |kwɑːk /名詞 C 〘物理 〙クォーク 〘物質を構成する最も基本的な素粒子 〙.

 

quarrel

quar rel /kwɑ́r (ə )l, kwɔ́ːr (ə )l |kwɔ́r (ə )l /〖語源は 「不満 (をいう )」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 «…との /…の間の /…についての » (ささいなことでの )口論 , (口での )けんか, いさかい «with /between , among /over , about » (→argument 2 )▸ I had a serious quarrel with my mother .母と本気で言い合った ▸ pick a quarrel (with A )(Aに )けんかを売る .2 ｟主に報道 ｠【国家 集団の間の 】摩擦 , 対立 , 反目 «between » ▸ a trade quarrel between America and Europe アメリカとヨーロッパの間の貿易摩擦 3 〖通例否定文で 〗 «…に対する » 異論, 反対, 文句, けんか [口論 ]の原因 «with , against » ▸ I have no quarrel with you .あなたのいうことに異論はない .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /, ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 自動詞 1 «…と /…のことで » 口論する , 口げんかする «with /over , about , for » ▸ quarrel and fight 言い合いつかみ合う 2 〖しばしば否定文で 〗 «…と » 意見が違う , « …に » 反対である ;｟ かたく ｠ «…に » 文句 [苦情, 不平 ]を言う ; « …を » とがめる «with » ▸ I don't quarrel with the idea .その考えに反対というわけではない ～er , ｟英 ｠～ler 名詞 C けんか [口論 ]好きの人 .

 

quarrelsome

quar rel some /kwɑ́r (ə )ls (ə )m, kwɔ́ːr -|kwɔ́r -/形容詞 ｟文 ｠すぐ口論になる ; 論争を好む (argumentative ).～ness 名詞 U けんか好き .

 

quarry

quar ry 1 /kwɑ́ri |kwɔ́ri /名詞 複 -ries C 1 (露天掘りの )石切場, 採石場 (→mine 2 ).2 豊かな供給源 ; 知識の源泉 .動詞 -ries ; -ried ; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…から » 〈石 〉を切り出す «from , out of » .2 …に石切場を作る ; «…を求めて » 〈場所 〉を掘る «for » .3 〈事実など 〉を苦心して捜し出す .自動詞 石を切り出す ; 捜す .

 

quarry

quar ry 2 名詞 複 -ries C 〖通例単数形で 〗(狩猟の )獲物 ; 追跡される人, 捜索目標 .

 

quart

quart /kwɔː r t /名詞 C 1 クォート (liquid quart ) 〘液量の単位; 1 /4 gallon; ｟米 ｠0.9464 l , ｟英 ｠1.137 l; ｟略 ｠qt. 〙.2 クォート (dry quart ) 〘乾量の単位; 1 /8 peck; ｟米 ｠1.101 l , ｟英 ｠1.137 l 〙.3 1クォート入りの容器 .4 ｟英話 ｠1クォートのビール .tr ỳ to p ù t a qu á rt into a p ì nt p ó t 小さいものに大きいものを入れようとする, 不可能な事を試みる .

 

quarter

quar ter /kwɔ́ː r tə r /〖語源は 「第4番目 (fourth )」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 4分の1 , 4半分 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗4分の1の ▸ a quarter of a mile [century ]4分の1マイル [四半世紀 ]▸ an inch and a quarter 1 .25インチ ▸ three quarters of a page ページの4分の3 ▸ for a quarter of an hour 15分間 ▸ cut the onion into quarters タマネギを4等分する ▸ a quarter (of a ) million dollars 25万ドル 2 15分 (!正時を基準にした15分を表す ) ▸ at (a ) quarter to [｟米 ｠of ] five 5時15分前に (!時にaは省略される ) ▸ It's (a ) quarter past [｟米 ｠after ] nine .9時15分過ぎです 3 ｟米 カナダ ｠25セント硬貨 ; 25セント 〘4分の1ドル 〙.4 〘スポーツ 〙クォーター 〘アメフト バスケットなどの試合時間の4分の1 〙▸ the first quarter 第1クォーター 5 4半期 , 3か月; (年間の3か月おきの支払い期の )1期, 季節期 ;｟ 米 ｠ (4学期制の )1学期 〘通例10 --12週間; →semester 〙▸ The rent is $800 per quarter .賃料は3か月で800ドルだ ▸ winter [spring ] quarter 冬 [春 ]学期 (!これらの例では U ) 6 〖通例単数形で 〗(都市の )地区 , 地域 , 街 (!通例特定の住民が居住したり, 特定の用途に用いられる区域をいう ) ▸ the residential quarter 住居地区 ▸ the Chinese quarter 中国人街 7 〖～s; 複数扱い 〗(寝泊まりする )部屋, 住居, 宿舎 ;〘 軍 〙兵舎 ▸ living quarters for the servants 使用人が寝泊りする部屋 ▸ married [single ] quarters 妻帯者 [独身者 ]用宿舎 ▸ cramped [close, tight ] quarters 狭苦しい住居 8 (主に風の吹く )方位, 方角 ;〖しばしば ～s 〗方面, 場所 ▸ from [in ] all quarters 四方八方から [で ]▸ from all quarters of the globe [Earth ]｟文 ｠世界各地から 9 (情報源などとなる )ある方面, ある筋 (の人 [人々 ])▸ in some quarters 一部では ▸ This news comes from reliable quarters .このニュースは信頼できる情報筋からのものである ▸ We can expect no help in that quarter .その方面からは何の援助も期待できない 10 〘天 〙弦 〘月の満ち欠けの周期の4分の1 〙▸ the first [last ] quarter 上 [下 ]弦 11 (動物の体の )4半分 〘足1本を含む 〙▸ a quarter of beef 牛の4半分 (の肉 )12 4分の1マイル ;〖the ～〗4分の1マイル競走 .13 クォーター 〘a 重さの単位; hundredweightの4分の1; ｟米 ｠25ポンド, ｟英 ｠28ポンド.b ｟英 ｠穀量の単位; tonの4分の1; 8 bushels.c 4分の1ポンド; 4 ounces.d 4分の1ヤード 〙.14 U ｟文 ｠(降伏した敵に示す )慈悲, 容赦 ; 助命 ▸ give no quarter 情け容赦はしない ▸ cry [ask for ] quarter 助命を請う 15 〘紋章 〙盾の4分の1 .16 〖the ～〗〘海 〙船尾側; (艦船内での )部署 .17 (靴の )腰皮 〘かかとから甲皮までの部分 〙.at cl ò se qu á rters すぐ近くで 〈観察する 〉, 接近して 〈戦う 〉.動詞 他動詞 1 …を4等分する ;〖通例be ～ed 〗4分の1になる [減る ]▸ quarter an orange オレンジを4つに切る 2 ｟かたく ｠〖～＋副詞 ; 通例be ～ed 〗〈軍隊などが 〉宿営する , 宿泊する; 〈兵士が 〉営舎につく (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) ▸ The soldiers were quartered in an old farmhouse .兵士たちは古い農家に宿営した 自動詞 1 〖～＋副詞 〗〈軍隊などが 〉宿営する (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) .2 〘海 〙〈風が 〉船の斜め後方から吹く .～́ d à y ｟主に英 ｠四季支払日 〘1年の各四半期の初日のことで, その日に家賃 地代などを精算する; イングランド アイルランド ウェールズでは3月25日 (Lady Day ), 6月24日 (Midsummer Day ), 9月29日 (Michaelmas ), 12月25日 (Christmas ), スコットランドではCandlemas (2月2日 ), Whitsunday (5月15日 ), Lammas (8月1日 ), Martinmas (11月11日 ), 米国では1月, 4月, 7月, 10月の各1日 〙.～́ h ò rse ｟米 ｠クォーター馬 〘4分の1マイル競走用に改良された品種 〙.～́ n ò te ｟米 ｠〘楽 〙4分音符 (｟英 ｠crotchet ).～́ s è ction ｟米 ｠半マイル四方の土地 〘160エーカー 〙.～́ s è ssions 〖複数扱い 〗｟米 ｠下級刑事裁判所 〘いくつかの州で3か月おきに行われる 〙; ｟英 ｠四季裁判所 〘1971年に廃止 〙.

 

quarterback

qu á rter b à ck 名詞 C 〘アメフト 〙クォーターバック (｟略 ｠QB, qb ).動詞 他動詞 1 〘アメフト 〙〈チーム 〉のクォーターバックを務める .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠…を指揮 [運営, 統率 ]する .自動詞 クォーターバックを務める .

 

quarterdeck

qu á rter d è ck 名詞 C 〘海 〙後甲板 .

 

quarter(-)final

qu à rter (-)f í nal 名詞 C 形容詞 準々決勝 (の )(→final , semifinal ).

 

quarterly

quar ter ly /kwɔ́ː r tə r li |-t (ə )li /→quarter 形容詞 比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗年4回の ; 3か月おきの ▸ a quarterly survey 3か月ごとの調査 2 4分の1の .副詞 比較なし 年4回, 3か月ごとに ▸ All systems should be inspected quarterly .どのシステムも年4回点検すべきだ 名詞 複 -lies /-z /C 季刊誌 (→periodical )▸ an academic quarterly 学術季刊誌

 

quartermaster

qu á rter m à ster 名詞 C 〘陸軍 〙補給係将校 ; 〘海軍 〙操舵 （だ ）手 .

 

quarterstaff

qu á rter st à ff 名詞 複 -staves C 六尺棒 〘昔の武器 〙.

 

quartet

quar tet -tette /kwɔː r tét /〖＜イタリア 〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗四重奏 [唱 ]団, カルテット ▸ a woodwind [string, brass ] quartet 木管 [弦楽, 金管 ]四重奏団 2 四重奏 [唱 ](曲 ), カルテット (→solo ).3 ｟文 ｠〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗4人組, 4つ入り, 4つ1組 ▸ a quartet of rescuers 4人1組の救助隊

 

quarto

quar to /kwɔ́ː r toʊ /名詞 複 ～s 1 U 4つ折り判 (の紙 )｟約24 ×30cm ; ｠→folio .2 C 4つ折り本 .

 

quartz

quartz /kwɔː r ts /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙石英, 水晶 〘石英の結晶 〙, クォーツ 〘電子部品や時計に利用される 〙.～̀ cl ó ck 水晶 [クォーツ ]時計 .～̀ cr ý stal 〘電 〙水晶結晶板 .～̀ gl á ss 石英 [水晶 ]ガラス .～̀ l á mp 石英水銀灯 .～̀ m ó vement 水晶発振 .～̀ w á tch クォーツ腕時計 .