biquadrate n 1: an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadrate}, {biquadratic}, {quartic}, {fourth power}]
Biquadrate \Bi*quad"rate\, n. [Pref. bi- + quadrate.] (Math.) The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4. [1913 Webster]