Quadratic

[kwɒ'drætɪk] or [kwɑ'drætɪk]

(noun.) a polynomial of the second degree.

(adj.) of or relating to the second power; 'quadratic equation' .

(adj.) of or relating to or resembling a square; 'quadratic shapes' .

Typed by Julie--From WordNet

(a.) Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square.

(a.) Tetragonal.

(a.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square.

Edited by Linda