: a jump (as in figure skating or skiing) that consists of at least four but less than five revolutions
Last month Leaver announced that Boitano would not try the jump for which he is best known, the quadruple toe loop, at the Olympics. Never performed successfully in competition, the quad has become the slippery grail of skating.βπ Image Jill Smolowe
: having or composed of four items or elements : quadruplesense 1
The F/A-18 flight-control system β¦ is characterized by quad redundancy, which means that there are essentially four levels of sensing and actuation for each control surface.βπ Image McGraw-Hill Yearbook Of Science And Technology
Quad skates are roller skates that have four wheels arranged in two rows, while inline skates have them in one line.βπ Image Jenee Osterheldt
Domestic quad listening needs two additional loudspeakers over stereo, and two more amplifiers, plus the black box which allocates some of the sounds to the rear left/right, and others to the front left/right.βπ Image George Steedman
Noun (1)
the quad was the college's time-honored site for protests and celebrations
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Students gather in the quad on Georgia State University's Atlanta campus on Thursday, April 2, 2026.βπ Image Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026 From there, engage your glutes and quads along with your core, focus on drawing your ribs down, and actively press through the floor to stay stable.βπ Image Christa Sgobba, Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Local tip: Take the Tannenbaum quad on a snowy day for views straight out of a holiday card.βπ Image Ally Jaksen, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025 The Fever are 2-3 on the season, a disappointing start made even worse by a Caitlin Clark quad injury that is projected to keep her out for a couple of weeks.βπ Image Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Adjective
The Natrium architecture is designed for versatility, with configurations ranging from single to quad units capable of providing between 500 MW and 2 GW of carbon-free power.βπ Image Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the aggregate throughput of a typical quad-band Wi-Fi 7 router or mesh system is 33Gbps.βπ Image Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quad
