rectangular

rectangular (rɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə)

—*adj*
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

rectangu'larity

—n

rec'tangularly

—*adv*

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Example sentences

His coffin sits on six rectangular stone blocks, feet facing north.

The south end of the wreck is marked by a big rectangular boiler, which is a

magnet for local fish.

We were soon confronted by an immense series of ponds, round ones and long

rectangular ones made of pink sandstone and mortar.

These troughs are mounted inside a rectangular frame and can tilt in unison

from side to side to follow the sun.

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