Q.E.D. |
abbreviation of "quod erat demonstrandum" (Latin); which was to be demonstrated. |
qintar |
the smaller monetary unit of Albania. (Cf. lek.) |
Qoricancha |
an Incan sun temple located in Curzo, Peru. |
qt. |
abbreviation of "quart" or "quarts." |
q.t. |
(informal) abbreviation of "quiet time." |
qua |
in the capacity of; as. |
Quaalude |
trademark for the sedative drug methaqualone. |
quack1 |
the sound made by a duck, or a similar sound. [2 definitions] |
quack2 |
someone who practices medicine incompetently and often without proper training. [4 definitions] |
quackery |
the claims, methods, or practice of a quack. |
quack grass |
see "couch grass." |
quad1 |
a large, open, usu. grassy area with buildings on all four sides, esp. on a college campus; quadrangle. |
quad2 |
in printing, a piece of type that does not register, used for filling blank areas and spaces. [2 definitions] |
quad3 |
a quadruplet. |
quad4 |
quadraphonic. [2 definitions] |
quad5 |
a unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units. |
Quadragesima |
the first Sunday of Lent. |
quadrangle |
a closed two-dimensional figure with four sides, such as a rectangle or parallelogram. [3 definitions] |
quadrant |
one quarter of the arc of a circle. [5 definitions] |
quadraphonic |
of, concerning, or used for the reproduction of sound, esp. music, over four distinct channels. |
quadrat |
see "quad2." [2 definitions] |