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quarter

one fourth

Related forms: quarter · 11 words in this dictionary

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11 words

A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre, or 10,890 square feet (approximately 0.1012 hectares).

quarter+acre

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

A period of fifteen minutes.

quarter+hour

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

Measuring a quarter of an inch in length, width, or diameter.

quarter+inch

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

A unit of linear measure equal to one fourth of a mile (440 yards or approximately 402 meters).

quarter+mile

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

Having a size equal to one quarter of a standard or original size.

quarter+size

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

A match or round in a competition that comes before the semifinal, in which eight players or teams compete.

quarter+final

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

A unit of measurement equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%), used especially in finance to describe changes in interest rates or bond yields.

quarter+point

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

A period of twenty-five years.

quarter+century

Shared component: quarter · one fourth

quarter-poundExtended relation

A unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound (avoirdupois), equivalent to 4 ounces or approximately 113.4 grams.

quarter+pound

Extended relation: quarter · one fourth

quarter-sizedExtended relation

Having a size equal to or approximately that of a quarter (a U.S. or Canadian coin).

quarter+sized

Extended relation: quarter · one fourth

three-quartersExtended relation

The fraction equal to three divided by four; 3/4

three+quarter+s

Extended relation: quarter · one fourth