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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rec·tan·gu·lar       [rek-tang-gyuh-ler] Pronunciation Key
–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 réctangul(um) rectangle + -ar1]

—Related forms
rec·tan·gu·lar·i·ty       [rek-tang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, rec·tan·gu·lar·ness, noun
rec·tan·gu·lar·ly, adverb
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rec·tan·gu·lar       (rěk-tāng'gyə-lər)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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rectangular

adjective
1. having four right angles; "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide" 
2. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" [syn: orthogonal] 

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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.

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