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Webster 1913 Edition

Rectangle

Rec′tanˊgle

(r?k′t??ˊg’l)
,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
rectus
right +
angulus
angle. See
Right
, and
Angle
.]
(Geom.)
A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.
☞ As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that is, ab.

Rec′tanˊgle

,
Adj.
Rectangular.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Rectangle

RECT'ANGLE

,
Noun.
[L. rectangulus; rectus, right, and angulus, angle.]
1.
A right angled parallelogram.
2.
In arithmetic, the product of two lines multiplied into each other.

Definition 2024

rectangle

rectangle

English

A rectangle tilted to the side.

Noun

rectangle ‎(plural rectangles)

  1. (geometry) A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

Synonyms

  • (quadrilateral): oblong (not in technical use)

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum.

Noun

rectangle m ‎(plural rectangles)

  1. rectangle

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum.

Pronunciation

Noun

rectangle m ‎(plural rectangles)

  1. rectangle

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Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum ‎(“right angle”), from Latin rectus ‎(“right”) + angulus ‎(“an angle”).

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