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rectangle

American  
[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /

noun

  1. a parallelogram having four right angles.

rectangle British  
/ ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl /

noun

  1. a parallelogram having four right angles Compare rhombus

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rectangle Scientific  
/ rĕk′tăng′gəl /

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

Etymology

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 angle 1

Example Sentences

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Carrots and papaya plants have already pushed up through a rectangle of dark soil, thanks to a technique based on organic fertilisers made from a mixture of compost and chicken manure.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

To start, you’ll need to cut a fabric rectangle that’s twice as long as it is wide and make a pouch by stitching the short sides together.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

In “Venice, Palazzo Dario,” each rectangle has a different kind of broken color and a different temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

The new design that is being rolled out is topped with a grid of dark solar panels on a white rectangle, which will be oriented "due south for optimal sunlight", the firm said.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

We came to Macún when I was four, to a rectangle of rippled metal sheets on stilts hovering in the middle of a circle of red dirt.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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