Idioms for square
Origin of square
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French
esquar(r)e < Vulgar Latin
*exquadra, derivative of
*exquadrāre (Latin
ex-
ex-1 +
quadrāre to square; see
quadrate); (v.) Middle English
squaren < Old French
esquarrer < Vulgar Latin
*exquadrāre; (adj.) Middle English < Old French
esquarré, past participle of
esquarrer; (adv.) derivative of the adj.
OTHER WORDS FROM square
Words nearby square
British Dictionary definitions for on the square
Derived forms of square
squareness, noun squarer, noun squarish, adjectiveWord Origin for square
C13: from Old French
esquare, from Vulgar Latin
exquadra (unattested), from Latin
ex
1 +
quadrāre to make square; see
quadrant
Scientific definitions for on the square
square
[ skwâr ]
Noun
A rectangle having four equal sides.
The product that results when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself. The square of 8, for example, is 64.
Adjective
Of, being, or using units that express the measure of area.
Verb
To multiply a number, quantity, or expression by itself.
Cultural definitions for on the square
square
A number multiplied by itself, or raised to the second power. The square of three is nine; the square of nine is eighty-one.
Idioms and Phrases with on the square (1 of 2)
on the square
Honestly and openly, as in Our dealings with them have always been on the square. This expression literally means “at right angles.” Similarly the antonym out of square, literally signifying “not at right angles,” figuratively means “not in agreement” or “irregular.” For example, The lab's report is out of square with the x-ray. The first recorded use of this term was in 1542.
Idioms and Phrases with on the square (2 of 2)
square