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 Gebhart, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
That a little rectangle of cardboard and paper and ink is no match for all the hateful rhetoric about books somehow hurting children.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
The communal cells are generally concrete rectangles, without beds or other furnishings.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Use a spatula to remove the baked eggs and place one egg rectangle towards the bottom of each lavash flatbread.
—Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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