Associations to the word «Quadrat»

Wiktionary

QUADRAT, noun. (sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. While originally rectangular, modern quadrats can be rectangular, circular, irregular, etc. (e.g.: Krebs, C.J., 1999. Ecological Methodology. Addison-Welsey Educational Publishing, Inc., Menlo Park, California; Wheater, C.P., Bell, J.R., Cook, P.A., 2011. Practical Field Ecology: A Project Guide. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex, England.)
QUADRAT, noun. (metal type) (obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle