square
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) enPR: skwâr, IPA (key): /skwɛə(r)/ or /skwɛː(r)/
- (US) IPA (key): /skwɛɚ/, enPR: skwâr
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Noun
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- (countable) A form with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles.
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[change]Adjective
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- If something is square, it is shaped like a sqaure.
Verb
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- (mathematics) (transitive) If you square a number, you multiply it by itself. It is represented in math as where is the number being squared.
- 3 squared is 9, because 3 times 3 is 9.