before vowels quad- (before -p- often quadru-, from an older form in Latin), word-forming element meaning "four, four times, having four, consisting of four," from Latin quadri-, related to quattor "four" (from PIE root *kwetwer- "four").
quadraphonic
quadrat
quadratic
quadratus
quadrennial
quadri-
quadricentennial
quadricep
quadriceps
quadrifid
quadrilateral