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rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar

  [rek-tang-gyuh-ler]
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–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

Related forms:
rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty  [rek-tang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] , rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅ness, noun
rec⋅tan⋅gu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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