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Noun: quadrat  kwó-drut
  1. (printing) a metal spacer used for filling blank areas in typesetting
    "The typesetter used quadrats to create even spacing between paragraphs"
     
  2. (historical) an instrument formerly used for measuring altitudes, especially in astronomy and navigation
    "Ancient astronomers relied on quadrats for celestial observations"

Derived forms: quadrats

Encyclopedia: Quadrat