how to pronounce quad

/ˈkwɑːd/

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An example use of quad in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it so in the quad effective community …”

meanings of quad

noun:

A quadriplegic person.
A quadcopter.
A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (10^15 BTU).
A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
Four shots of espresso.
A quadrilateral.
The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
A quadrangle (courtyard).
A quadrupel beer.
A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
A quadruplet (infant).
A quad bike (from quadricycle).
A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
The quadriceps muscle.

verb:

To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
To ride a quad bike.

adjective:

Having four shots of espresso.
Of or relating to quads.

quad frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word quad occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.