What does ferhyrningur in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word ferhyrningur in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ferhyrningur in Icelandic.

The word ferhyrningur in Icelandic means quadrilateral, square. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ferhyrningur

quadrilateral

noun (polygon with four sides)

square

noun

Appelsínugulur ferhyrningur táknar byggingu, fyrirtæki eða aðra staði bæjarins.

An orange square represents a building, business, or other town feature.

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Hver ferhyrningur er ein míla sinnum ein og hálf.

Each one of these squares is 1 mile by 1.5 miles.

Ferhyrningur hefur líka fjögur horn og fjórar hliðar, en ferhyrningur er ekki með allar hliðar jafn langar.

A square has four right angles, in addition to equal-length sides.

Appelsínugulur ferhyrningur táknar byggingu, fyrirtæki eða aðra staði bæjarins.

An orange square represents a building, business, or other town feature.

Ávalur ferhyrningur

Rounded Rectangle

Trapisa (hálfsamsíðungur eða skakkur ferhyrningur) er ferhyrningur sem hefur tvær mótlægar hliðar samsíða.

Doubletrack (or double track) contrasts with singletrack in that it has two paths, which are approximately parallel.

Hann var hundrað álnir á lengd og hundrað álnir á breidd, réttur ferhyrningur, og altarið stóð fyrir framan sjálft musterið.48Því næst leiddi hann mig að forsal musterisins og mældi súlur forsalarins, fimm álnir hvorumegin, og breidd dyranna var fjórtán álnir og dyraumbúnaðurinn þrjár álnir hvorumegin.49Forsalurinn var tuttugu álnir á lengd og tólf álnir á breidd, og var um tíu þrep upp að ganga að honum.

47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house. 48 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

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