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rectangle

rectangle

37 1.0
A flat shape with four sides, opposite sides equal, and four right angles
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛktæŋɡəl/
translation icon : rectángulo
  • In geometry class, we learned that a rectangle has opposite sides that are equal.
  • squares and rectangles
  • triangles and rectangles
  • circles and rectangles

So I'm, I'm looking to create this rectangle.

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Examples

  • So we'll have a vertical rectangle here like this, it's always parallel.

  • All the original doors in the house are the same: three rectangles surrounded by a raised framework.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • And this, this rectangle and this rectangle are the same size.

  • So we can go ahead and draw this rectangle like so.

  • Over here it might be a rectangle like this.

  • If we do the next one, we get this rectangle here.

  • The picture is a rectangle 8 units wide and 10 units high.

    Academic text (2017)

  • It's a rectangle in a rectangle.

    Road Hard (2015)

  • The stations are arranged in a circle or rectangle around the area.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Pointing to a boarded-up rectangle on the ceiling, she says, "Does the roof leak?"

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

rect
vsrectangle
  • Jargon
1 8.0

A four-sided shape with right angles that shows an area on a screen

is the general geometric term used in any context rather than technical computing

How Elongated

ellipse
  • Specialized
12 6.6
oval
38 1.0
oblong
  • Specialized
2 5.3
rectangle
37 1.0
square
142 1.0

Surface Forms

rectangle singular
rectangles plural

Morphology

rectangle = angle (semi-transparent) = rect + angle

'angle' is an obvious English base, but 'rect' is a Latin combining form meaning 'straight/right' that is not a standalone English word and may not be recognized by typical learners.

Etymology

Rectangle comes from parts that mean 'right' or 'straight' (rect) and 'angle' or 'corner' (angle). So a rectangle is a shape whose corners are all 'right' (90-degree) angles.