rectangle

noun

rect·​an·​gle ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 

: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles

especially : one with adjacent sides of unequal length

Examples of rectangle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rectangle on the screen looks the same on every pitch. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Imagine a rectangle on the oldest Map in these nine squares of geography Once called a wilderness. —Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025

Next to the containers was a reddish-brown crust — an outline of a rectangle of the same size, as if there’d been a third bin that had been moved. —Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025

Assemble Place about 1/2 cup of the filling in a 1-inch log shape down the rectangle, just to the right of the center line. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin rectangulus having a right angle, from Latin rectus right + angulus angle — more at right, angle

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rectangle

noun

rect·​an·​gle ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 

: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length

Etymology

from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"