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rectangular

[ rek-tang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. shaped like a rectangle.
  2. having the base or section in the form of a rectangle:

    a rectangular pyramid.

  3. having one or more right angles.
  4. forming a right angle.


rectangular

/ ɛˈæŋɡʊə /

adjective

  1. shaped like a rectangle
  2. having or relating to right angles
  3. mutually perpendicular

    rectangular coordinates

  4. having a base or section shaped like a rectangle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈٲԲܱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲ····ٲ [rek-tang-gy, uh, -, lar, -i-tee], ·ٲg··Ա noun
  • ·ٲg·· adverb
  • ԴDzr·ٲg· adjective
  • non·ٲg·· adverb
  • ԴDzr·ٲg·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲr·ٲg· adjective
  • ܲr·ٲg· adjective
  • un·ٲg·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rectangular1

1615–25; < Medieval Latin ŧٲԲܱ ( um ) rectangle + -ar 1
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Example Sentences

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The magic of blasting down a wall of water balanced on a few pounds of Styrofoam doesn’t typically translate to the rectangular page; too many efforts feel pompous, ponderous or preening.

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The president, brandishing a giant rectangular piece of card packed with the new tariff increases, unleashing waves of anxiety across factory floors, boardrooms and government ministries the world over.

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On the stretch of Palm between North Olive and Glen avenues, all but a few of the houses are gone, replaced by a row of rectangular ashtrays.

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Rather than posts and videos being square on user profiles, they are now rectangular - again, clearly taking inspiration from TikTok.

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He said it was the size of a school bus, rectangular with blinking lights, and "definitely something I've never seen".

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