Quad

Quad commonly refers to:

• Quadrangle (architecture), a space or courtyard bordered by buildings

Quad may also refer to:

Entertainment

• Quad (film), 2015
• Quad (music), a musical project by Gary Ramon
• Quad (play), by Samuel Beckett
• The Quad (TV series), 2017
• Quad (arts centre), in Derby, England
• Quad Cinema, art house in New York City

Sports

• Quad (figure skating), a figure skating jump with four revolutions
• Quad scull, a boat configuration of four rowers
• Quad skates, roller skates with two wheels on each of two axles

Technology

• Quad (unit), unit of energy, short for quadrillion, 10¹⁵ BTU
• QUAD (cipher), a stream cipher
• Quad (rocket), an autonomous rocket by Armadillo Aerospace
• QUaD, a microwave telescope at the South Pole
• Quad antenna, a directional antenna
• Quad Electroacoustics, a British manufacturer of audio equipment
• Quadraphonic sound, four-channel sound
• Quad Flat Package, a type of package for surface mounted integrated circuit
• Star quad cable, four insulated conductors twisted together

Transportation

• Jeffery Quad, a four-wheel drive truck
• Quadcopter, a four-rotor helicopter
• Quad, a chairlift in skiing which carries four persons
• Quad, or speeder, a motorized vehicle used for maintenance on railroads
• Quad, a tandem bicycle with four seats

Other uses

• Quadriplegic, a person paralyzed in all four limbs
• Quadriceps femoris, a large leg muscle group
• Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, informal strategic dialogue between Australia, India, Japan and USA
• Quad (typography), a spacer used in letterpress type
• Quadrat, in ecology, a small study area or a frame used to define it
• Quadrupel, a strong Belgian beer
• Quad Cities, a group of five cities straddling the US Iowa–Illinois boundary
• The Quad Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip
• Matthias Quad (1557–1613), engraver and cartographer
• Four-of-a-kind in poker

See also

• Quadrangle (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Quad