Meanings
- not comparablemedicineProtecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.
- not comparablegraph theoryHaving all of its vertices of degree four.
In graph theory terms, a regular projection of a knot, or knot diagram is thus a quadrivalent planar graph with over/under-decorated vertices.
2020 January 3, Wikipedia contributors, “Knot (mathematics)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
- Latinquadri-
- Englishquadri-
- Englishquadrivalent
Cite this entry
quadrivalent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrivalent
“quadrivalent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrivalent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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