The difference between Quad and Quin

When used as nouns, quad means four shots of espresso, whereas quin means a quintuplet.


Quad is also verb with the meaning: to fill spaces in a line of type with quads. also quad out.

Quad is also adjective with the meaning: having four shots of espresso.

check bellow for the other definitions of Quad and Quin

  1. Quad as a noun:

    Four shots of espresso.

  2. Quad as a noun (chess):

    A kind of round robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.

  3. Quad as a noun (Mormonism):

    The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.

  4. Quad as a noun:

    A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.

  1. Quad as an adjective:

    Having four shots of espresso.

  1. Quad as a noun (informal):

    A quadrangle .

  2. Quad as a noun (informal):

    A quadruplet .

  3. Quad as a noun (computer graphics):

    A quadrilateral.

  4. Quad as a noun (informal):

    A quadriceps muscle.

  5. Quad as a noun (informal):

    A quadrupel beer.

  1. Quad as an adjective (poker slang):

    Of or relating to quads.

  1. Quad as a noun:

    A quad bike

  2. Quad as a noun:

  1. Quad as a noun (metal type):

    A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.

  2. Quad as a noun (printing, _, slang):

    A joke used to fill long days of setting type.

  3. Quad as a noun (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting):

    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.

  1. Quad as a verb (metal type, transitive, intransitive):

    To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.

  2. Quad as a verb (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive):

    To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.

  1. Quin as a noun (informal):

    A quintuplet.

  1. Quin as a noun:

    A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.

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