English Words Starting With Q

• quadricentennial

  adjectivenounVery Rare
  /ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/A 400th anniversary or its celebration.
• quadriceps

  nounMedium
  /ˈkwɒdrɪseps/A large four-part muscle at the front of the thigh that extends the leg at the knee joint.
• quadricycle

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈkwɒdrɪˌsaɪk(ə)l/A four-wheeled human-powered or motorized vehicle, historically an early automobile or a type of pedal-powered carriage.
• quadriennium

  nounRare
  /kwɒdrɪˈɛnɪəm/A period of four years.
• quadriga

  nounC2
  /kwɒˈdriːɡə/A chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast, used in ancient Roman and Greek contexts, especially in races, processions, and triumphal parades.
• quadrigatus

  nounC2
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈɡeɪtəs/A specific type of ancient Roman silver coin, minted primarily during the 3rd century BCE.
• quadrilateral

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈlæt(ə)rəl/A four-sided polygon.
• quadriliteral

  adjectivenounVery low frequency (C2)
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l/Consisting of four letters.
• quadrille

  nounLow
  /kwɒˈdrɪl/A historical dance for four couples, typically in a square formation, or a card game similar to whist.
• quadrillion

  adjectivedeterminernounlow
  /kwɒˈdrɪl.jən/A cardinal number equal to 10^15 (1,000,000,000,000,000) in the short scale used in modern English.
• quadrinomial

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈnəʊmɪəl/A polynomial consisting of four terms.
• quadriphonics

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈfɒnɪks/A sound system or recording technique using four independent audio channels to create a surrounding sound effect, often intended for speakers placed at the four corners of a listening space.
• quadriplegia

  nounLow
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒə/Paralysis of all four limbs and typically the torso, resulting from injury or disease to the spinal cord in the neck region.
• quadriplegic

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk/A person who is permanently unable to move both arms and both legs, typically due to spinal cord injury or illness.
• quadripole

  nounC2 / Very Low (Technical)
  /ˈkwɒdrɪˌpəʊl/An electrical network with four terminals, two for input and two for output.
• quadrireme

  nounC2
  /ˈkwɒdrɪriːm/An ancient warship powered by four banks of oars.
• quadrisect

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈsɛkt/To divide something into four equal parts.
• quadrisyllable

  nounC2
  /ˌkwɒdrɪˈsɪləb(ə)l/A word consisting of four syllables.
• quadrivium

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /kwɒˈdrɪvɪəm/In medieval European education, the higher division of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
• quadrominium

  nounExtremely Low / Non-Existent
  /kwɒdrə(ʊ)ˈmɪnɪəm/An extremely rare or fabricated term with no established definition in standard English. It appears to be a nonce word potentially blending elements like 'quad' (four) and 'minium' (a red lead pigment, or from 'condominium'), suggesting a hypothetical four-unit building or complex.

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