rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially
: one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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Instead, opt for squares or rectangles in classic materials for a more timeless approach.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
Another tract, also a rough rectangle, extends just beyond Highland Avenue on the western edge, appears to have the Fox River as the eastern edge, generally stops at West Galena Boulevard on the southern edge and has Illinois Avenue as the northern edge.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the certificate told them nothing: The manner of death was obscured by a little black rectangle.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Memorable improvisations include an Apache deck from the 19th century, with sword, bell and button forms painted into rectangles of rawhide, and a deck of Paris metro tickets painted over by Alexis Poliakoff in the 1970s.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
Another tract, also a rough rectangle, extends just beyond Highland Avenue on the western edge, appears to have the Fox River as the eastern edge, generally stops at West Galena Boulevard on the southern edge and has Illinois Avenue as the northern edge.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the certificate told them nothing: The manner of death was obscured by a little black rectangle.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Memorable improvisations include an Apache deck from the 19th century, with sword, bell and button forms painted into rectangles of rawhide, and a deck of Paris metro tickets painted over by Alexis Poliakoff in the 1970s.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length
Etymology
from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"
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