Difference between Quadruplet and Quad

Quadruplet

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of a group of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth, (i.e. one of four twins).

Quad

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having four shots of espresso.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A quadrangle (courtyard).A quadruplet (infant).short for quadrilateralA quadriceps muscle.Four shots of espresso.A quad bike.A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.A joke used to fill long days of setting type.A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.