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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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Four neon-orange stakes marked off a rectangle in front of a headstone.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Cut rectangle in half lengthwise to create 2 strips.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
Traditional organizations ask employees to trim their irregularities to fit standard rectangles.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rectangle
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 12 Jun. 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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