QUADRILATERAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A four-sided polygon

Synonyms:

quadrangle; quadrilateral; tetragon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("quadrilateral" is a kind of...):

polygon; polygonal shape (a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quadrilateral"):

parallelogram (a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length)

trapezium (a quadrilateral with no parallel sides)

trapezoid (a quadrilateral with two parallel sides)

Meaning:

Having four sides

Synonyms:

four-sided; quadrilateral

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

many-sided; multilateral (having many parts or sides)