quadripartition
(ˌkwɒdrɪpɑːˈtɪʃən)
Also 7 quadru-.
[ad. L. quadripartītio (Varro): see prec. and partition.]
Division into or by four.
| 1650 Fuller Pisgah ii. viii. §3 The quadripartition of the Greek empire into four parts. 1690 Leybourn Curs. Math. 144 The..Rules..of Logarithms, whereby..the Square Root [is] extracted by Bipartition..the Biquadrate Root by Quadrupartition, &c. 1886 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 528 This convenient quadri-partition of the month. |