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
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Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
And no one is objecting to the board’s newest rectangle.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Detroit pizza is characterized by a thick, spongey rectangle of dough with streaks of sauce that sit atop the cheese rather than below it.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
The Kaga's trapezoidal bow was converted into a rectangle, and its flight deck was painted with new yellow markings to facilitate flight operations.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rectangle
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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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"
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