Square (disambiguation) facts for kids

A square is a shape with four equal sides and four equal angles.

Square may also mean:

Mathematics

• To square, to multiply a number by itself
• Unit square
• Square wave
• Square root
• Square matrix
• Square number

Units of Measure

• Square inch
• Square foot
• Square yard
• Square mile
• Square metre
• Square kilometre
• Square (building area)

Engineering and drafting

• Carpentry square
• Combination square
• Machinist square
• Speed square
• Steel square
• Set square
• T-square
• Try square

Locations

A town square or market square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town. Notable squares include:

• Dundas Square
• Harvard Square
• Naghsh-i Jahan Square
• Piłsudski Square, Warsaw
• Red Square, Moscow
• Tiananmen Square
• Times Square
• Trafalgar Square
• Triple Cross Square, Warsaw
• Union Square
• Victoria Square, Montreal

Other locations called "Square" include:

• Square Lake, Maine
• The Square Shopping Centre (Tallaght, Ireland)

Military

• Infantry square, a military tactical formation
• Pike square, a military tactical formation
• Square Division

Music

• Square (band)

Sport and leisure

• a modifier adjective, used when describing fielding positions in cricket
• an adjective or noun, used when describing two positions parallel with one another relative to the goal in football

Other

• Square (slang), a cigarette
• Square (slang), an unhip person
• Square (cipher), a cryptographic block cipher
• Square (album) by Buck 65
• Square Enix, a video game company
  • Square Co.
  • Square Electronic Arts
  • Square Pictures
• Square dance
• Square engine
• Mandarin square, a Chinese insignia
• Square rig, a sailing term
• Reef knot, also known as a square knot
• An astrological aspect of 90 degrees
• "■", written character