rectangle

American  

[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /

noun

1. a parallelogram having four right angles.

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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.

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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

That whipsaw feeling — processing grief and destruction, while doing your song-and-dance to survive, all via the same rectangle — is the backdrop of Thundercat’s new album, “Distracted,” his fifth LP and first in six years.

From Los Angeles Times

The upper parts held her latest lace shawls, knit in the shapes of triangles, semicircles, and rectangles.

From Literature

Yet, anyone born with “19” at the start of their birthyear still remembers how it felt to leave the house without a black rectangle in their hands.

From Los Angeles Times

If I squint hard enough, I can barely see a tiny red rectangle that looks like a sign.

From Literature

The archway wasn’t very deep, and it was paved over with neat rows of stone rectangles.

From Literature

Related Words

• square