rectangular

[ rek-tang-gyuh-ler ]
/ rɛkˈtæŋ gyə lər /
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adjective

shaped like a rectangle.
having the base or section in the form of a rectangle: a rectangular pyramid.
having one or more right angles.
forming a right angle.

Origin of rectangular

1615–25; < Medieval Latin rēctangul(um) rectangle + -ar1

OTHER WORDS FROM rectangular

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Words related to rectangular

oval, ovoid, quadrate, quadratic, equilateral, foursquare, egg-shaped, elliptical, elongate, long, ovate, ellipsoidal, boxlike, boxy, orthogonal, rectilinear, squarish

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British Dictionary definitions for rectangular

rectangular
/ (rɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə) /

adjective

shaped like a rectangle
having or relating to right angles
mutually perpendicular rectangular coordinates
having a base or section shaped like a rectangle

Derived forms of rectangular

rectangularity, noun rectangularly, adverb