rectangle

[ rek-tang-guhl ]
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noun
  1. a parallelogram having four right angles.

Origin of rectangle

1
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- + angulumangle1

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British Dictionary definitions for rectangle

rectangle

/ (ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl) /


noun
  1. a parallelogram having four right angles: Compare rhombus

Origin of rectangle

1
C16: from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle

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Scientific definitions for rectangle

rectangle

[ rĕktăng′gəl ]


  1. A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.

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