Alternative form of three-quarter time.

Alternative form of hanged, drawn and quartered

(physics) a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light

Subjected to the death sentence previously passed on those guilty of high treason. / (figuratively) Savagely attacked, subjected to an attempt to destroy utterly.

plural of quarter-life crisis

(psychology) A situation resembling the mid-life crisis but taking place earlier, when roughly a quarter of one's life has passed, typically in one's twenties or thirties.

plural of quarter-wave plate

(US) A bathroom with a toilet, sink, and shower stall but without a bathtub.

(Canada, US, colloquial) Who upset you, or caused you to behave in a certain way? criticizing somebody perceived as making an unreasonable or negative remark