quadratura

quā̆drātūra, ae, f. [quadro].

• A making square, squaring, quadrature (post-class.): circuli quadratura, the squaring or quadrature of the circle, Ap. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 37, 11.—
• II Transf., a square: vitreae, Vop. Firm. 3.

quadrātūra, ae, f. (quadro), I) die Verwandlung in ein Viereck, die Quadratur, Gromat. vet. 107, 7; 112, 10. Chalcid. Tim. 35 u. 38: omnis mensurae huius qu., Gromat. vet. 206, 15: qu. agri, ibid. 285, 5: circuli, Ps. Apul. de dogm. Plat. 3. p. 273 H.: Plur., quadraturae planae, Chalcid. Tim. 11. – II) meton., das Viereck, quadraturam vitream inserere, eine viereckige Glasscheibe einsetzen, Vopisc. Firm. 3, 2.

quadratura [CL] 1 (act of) making square, squaring, (~a circuli, geom.) construction of a square that has the same area as a given circle, squaring or quadrature of the circle. quadro, -as ‥ unde verbalia ‥ quadratio, ~a, -e Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 486; cujusmodi fuit syllogismus Prissonis de ~a circuli talis ‥ Kilwardby OS 512; numquid Aristotelem de circuli ~a syllogismus apodicticon latuisset R. Bury Phil. 7. 111; hic [Archimenides] libellum reliquit de ~a circuli W. Burley Vit. Phil. 294; nonne Aristoteles deus tuus et philosophorum clarissimus, ipsomet teste, ~am circuli ignoravit? Bradw. CD 108B; ~a quidem circuli est scibilis, ut patet in Predicamentis Wycl. Eccl. 100. 2 square or rectangle (also fig.). haec ipsa trinitas ut de simplici ac recta linea ad ~am perveniat, multiplica tria per tria, fiunt novem Bede Gen. 99; ut ‥ ipsa fraterni amoris ~a divini etiam amoris altitudine solidetur Id. Sam. 628; solam insitae justitiae regulam quasi stabilem ~ae formam ostendunt Ib. Templ. 744; magnam ~am bis tam longam quam latam ‥ circumduco ‥ . intra hanc ~am tabernaculum erigitur Ad. Scot TT 689C–D; ~a spacia arree campanilis in medio chori ecclesie ‥ continet in longitudine xij virgas. item dicta ~a campanilis continet in latitudine xij virgas W. Worc. Itin. 60. 3 squareness, the quality of being square in form. b (fig., of the cardinal virtues, w. play on number four and solidity implied in squareness). manus quae ‥ deformitatem lapidum complanat et ad debitam ~am qua majores minoribus in pariete coaptari possunt artis suae disciplinae perducat Anselm Misc. 313; in reda rotunditas cum ~a reperitur Neckam NR II 168 p. 279; ~a soliditatem, rotunditas designat eternitatem Gros. Post. Mark 357.  b omnis denique morum elegantia, omnis virtutum ~a, in solo homine isto convenisse praedicatur Ad. Eyns. Hug. III 1. 4 side of a cube (in quot. in fig. context). in quadro sex ~e sunt: prelatio, subjectio, prosperitas, adversitas, occultum et publicum Alex. Cant. Dicta 20a p. 195. 5 (astr.) quadrature: a state that exists between two celestial bodies when they lie ninety degrees apart on the ecliptic. b point at which a celestial body enters each of its four quarters. a cave ne fuerit luna in ingressu itineris, in ~a solis, aut in ejus opposito Bacon V 156; per conjuncciones et opposiciones luminarium et eorum ~as Ashenden AM 1v. 2.  b in istis ~is fortissima operatio lune est ‥ secundum quod transit quartas sui circuli Bacon Maj. I 385; annorum ‥ mutatio est major per hos ceteros planetas qui secundum suas revolutiones in ~is suorum circulorum ‥ mutant annos Ib.. 6 (her.) quartering. diagoniis, limbis, ~is, angulis ‥ usi sunt Spelman Asp. 141. 7 multiplying of a quantity by itself, squaring. quod itaque ex ductu [v. l. ~a] BH in HD et ZH in seipsam Adel. Elem. III 34. 8 quarry. c1180 et petram ~e mee de A. Melrose 90.

quădrātūra, æ, f. , ¶ 1 quadrature : Chalc. Tim. 35 ; 38 ¶ 2 un carré : Vop. Firm. 3.