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rectangle

[ rek-tang-guhl ]

noun

  1. a parallelogram having four right angles.


rectangle

/ ˈɛˌæŋɡə /

noun

  1. a parallelogram having four right angles Compare rhombus
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rectangle

  1. A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rectangle1

1565–75; < Medieval Latin ŧٲԲܱܳ, Late Latin ŧپԲܱܳ right-angled triangle (noun use of neuter of ŧپԲܱܲ having a right angle), equivalent to ŧپ- recti- + angulum angle 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rectangle1

C16: from Medieval Latin rectangulum , from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle
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That memorial includes 805 hanging steel rectangles representing each of the counties in the United States where lynchings took place.

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So far I’ve yet to see any movie figure out how to integrate the dull activity of staring at a small black rectangle into something worthy of the screen.

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"As long as there is a big green rectangle, 22 players and a ball then Tyler will flourish. He just wants to play football," a well-placed source told BBC Sport.

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Our whole first movement is presented in a vertical rectangle, like you’re watching an Instagram Reel.

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In L.A.’s brittle landscape of concrete rectangles and choking freeways, Eaton Canyon, just seven miles from where we live, was a sanctuary to thousands of people.

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