rectangle

[ rek-tang-guh l ]

/ ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /

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noun

a parallelogram having four right angles.

Origin of rectangle

1565–75; < Medieval Latin rēctangulum, Late Latin rēctiangulum right-angled triangle (noun use of neuter of rēctiangulus having a right angle), equivalent to rēcti- recti- + angulum angle¹

Words nearby rectangle

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“I care only about what is on the square or rectangle in front of me,” he said.

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In the same way that square or rectangle frames separate a work of art from “reality,” our homes frame, define and separate us.

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I turn the business letter one quarter turn to the right and roll it again into a rectangle, folding this into thirds.

The Art of Making Puff Pastry |Kate Weiner |February 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The rifle was laid in the blanket somewhat on a bias to the rectangle blanket form.

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

In a few cases the rectangle is closed at top and bottom but has no middle cross bar .

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 |Various
The town, as it is known to us from excavation and observation, formed a rectangle 620 yds.

Ancient Town-Planning |F. Haverfield
Near the end of the rectangle lay an indistinct, crumpled, oblong figure.

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At first I had intended to limit my teaching to the most important names, such as square, rectangle, circle.

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British Dictionary definitions for rectangle

rectangle

/ (ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl) /

noun

a parallelogram having four right angles Compare rhombus

Word Origin for rectangle

C16: from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle

Scientific definitions for rectangle

rectangle

[ rĕk′tăng′gəl ]

A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.

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