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rectangular - 3 dictionary results

rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar

[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.

Origin:
1615–25; < ML rēctangul(um) rectangle + -ar 1


rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty [rek-tang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] , rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅ness, noun
rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
rec·tan·gu·lar   (rěk-tāng'gyə-lər)   
adj.  
  1. Having the shape of a rectangle.
  2. Having one or more right angles.
  3. Designating a geometric coordinate system with mutually perpendicular axes.
rec·tan'gu·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., rec·tan'gu·lar·ly adv.

Rectangular

Rec*tan"gu*lar\ (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), a. [CF. F. rectangulaire.] Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r*l?), adv. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
Language Translation for : rectangular
Spanish: rectangular, oblongo,
German: rechteckig,
Japanese: 細長い
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