cadrat

See also: cadrât

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadratus (possibly through the intermediate of Italian quadrato). Compare the inherited doublet carré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.dʁa/

Noun

cadrat m (plural cadrats)

1. (typography) spacer (in typesetting)

Related terms

• cadre
• cadratin

Further reading

• “cadrat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.