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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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
To achieve same-size rectangles, draw your design on printer paper (the thin paper will bend over the pumpkin’s curves), cut out, and trace onto your pumpkin.
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Onsite, a full set of identical steel rectangles lies in the grass awaiting a home: an offer, perhaps a dare, for another state to install its own version.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Roll out the dough into a rectangle, approximately 8 inches by 12 inches.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
To achieve same-size rectangles, draw your design on printer paper (the thin paper will bend over the pumpkin’s curves), cut out, and trace onto your pumpkin.
13 of 13
Sophisticated Spiders=
Embrace simplicity with these not-so-creepy crawlers.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
Onsite, a full set of identical steel rectangles lies in the grass awaiting a home: an offer, perhaps a dare, for another state to install its own version.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Roll out the dough into a rectangle, approximately 8 inches by 12 inches.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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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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