What Is Square? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS SQUARE – In this topic, we will first know and learn the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:

a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
a thing having the shape of four equal straight sides and four right angles.
an open (typically four-sided) area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city.
the product of a number multiplied by itself
an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.
a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behavior.
having the shape or approximate shape of a square.
denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified
at right angles; perpendicular
level or parallel
(of two people) owing nothing to each other.
old-fashioned or boringly conventional.
directly; straight.
multiply (a number) by itself.
balance (an account).
bring (one’s shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event.

Synonyms

Here are some of the following synonyms:

marketplace
close
quadrangle
quad
courtyard
arcade
mall
galleria
conservative
traditionalist
conventionalist
diehard
conformist
bourgeois
museum piece

Etymology

It is a Middle English term, which is the shortened version of the French terms esquare , esquarre , and esquarrer, which is from the Latin quadra.

Examples

Here are some examples of the usage of this term: