mutton quad

ˈmʌtən kwɒd

Definition

Definition of mutton quad - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

typography

Rare

space in printing equal to the width of an 'm'

Rare

The typesetter used a mutton quad for spacing.
The designer specified a mutton quad for the layout.
A mutton quad was used to align the text properly.

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Expressions with mutton

mutton dressed as lamb

attempt to appear younger than one's age

Her outfit was a clear case of mutton dressed as lamb.

mutton dressed like lamb

older person dressing like a younger one

She was accused of being mutton dressed like lamb at the party.

mutton dressed up as lamb

exp.

older person dressed to look younger than they are

She looked like mutton dressed up as lamb at the party.

leg-of-mutton

cut of meat from sheep's leg

We had a delicious leg-of-mutton for dinner.

shoulder of mutton

meat cut from the upper front leg of a sheep

We roasted a shoulder of mutton for dinner.

mutton snapper

snapper fish native to Atlantic waters

The mutton snapper is popular among anglers.

Expressions with quad

quad bike

small off-road vehicle with four wheels

He rode his quad bike across the muddy field.

quad meet

competition involving four teams or individuals

The quad meet featured teams from four different schools.

quad channel

audio setup involving four channels for surround sound

The quad channel system creates an immersive sound experience.

dotted quad

IPv4 address format with four numbers and dots

The server's dotted quad is 192.168.1.1.

em quad

space in typography one em wide and high

The designer used an em quad for spacing.

en quad

typography space with a fixed width of 1 en

The designer used an en quad for spacing.

quad-band

adj.

able to work on four different frequency bands

This is a quad-band phone for international travel.

star quad

cable with four conductors reducing interference

The studio uses star quad for all microphone connections.

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French:cadratin, ...
German:Geviert, ...
Italian:em, ...
Spanish:cuadratín, ...
Portuguese:quadrado de m, ...
Chinese:m宽空格, ...
Japanese:マトンクワッド, ...
Arabic:مَسافَة مِيمِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רֶוַח מוּנוֹטוֹנִי, ...
Russian:квадрат m, ...
Ukrainian:м'ясний квадрат, ...
Hindi:मटन क्वाड, ...
Bengali:মাটন কোয়াড, ...
Catalan:espai m, ...
Czech:čtverčík, ...
Danish:mellemrumsblok, ...
Dutch:mutton quad, ...
Greek:διάστημα m, ...
Hungarian:kvadrát, ...
Khmer:ចន្លោះអក្សរស្មើនឹងទទឹងអក្សរ អឹម, ...
Korean:엠 간격, ...
Persian:ماتون کواد, ...
Polish:spacja em, ...
Portuguese (BR):em quadrado, ...
Romanian:cadran de mărimea literei 'm', ...
Swedish:fyrkant, ...
Thai:มัดตันควอด, ...
Turkish:m genişliğinde boşluk, ...
Vietnamese:khoảng cách mutton, ...

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