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.

SYNONYMS FOR square

OTHER WORDS FROM square

British Dictionary definitions for on the square

Derived forms of square

squareness, noun squarer, noun squarish, adjective

Word 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