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rectangular

[rek-tang-gyuh-ler]

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; < Medieval Latin rēctangul(um) rectangle + -ar1

rec·tan·gu·lar·i·ty [rek-tang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] , rec·tan·gu·lar·ness, noun
rec·tan·gu·lar·ly, adverb
non·rec·tan·gu·lar, adjective
non·rec·tan·gu·lar·ly, adverb
non·rec·tan·gu·lar·i·ty, noun
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sub·rec·tan·gu·lar, adjective
un·rec·tan·gu·lar, adjective
un·rec·tan·gu·lar·ly, adverb
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Rectangular is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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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