rectangular

rectangular
rectangularity /rek tang'gyeuh lar"i tee/, rectangularness, n.rectangularly, adv.
/rek tang"gyeuh leuhr/, adj.
1. shaped like a rectangle.
2. having the base or section in the form of a rectangle: a rectangular pyramid.
3. having one or more right angles.
4. forming a right angle.
[1615-25; < ML rectangul(um) RECTANGLE + -AR1]

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  • Rectangulär — Rectangulär, lat. deutsch, rechtwinklig; Rectangulum, Rechteck …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • rectangular — 1620s; see RECTANGLE (Cf. rectangle) + AR (Cf. ar) …   Etymology dictionary

  • rectangular — |èt| adj. 2 g. Diz se da figura cujos ângulos são retos.   ♦ [Portugal] Grafia de retangular antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990.   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: retangular …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • rectangular — [rek taŋ′gyə lər] adj. 1. shaped like a rectangle; having four sides and four right angles 2. having right angled corners, or a base in the form of a rectangle, as a building 3. right angled rectangularity [rek′taŋ′lar′ə tē] n. rectangularly adv …   English World dictionary

  • rectangular — adjective Date: 1624 1. shaped like a rectangle < a rectangular area > 2. a. crossing, lying, or meeting at a right angle < rectangular axes > b. having edges, surfaces, or faces that meet at right angles ; having faces or surfaces shaped like… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • rectangular — adj. 1 a shaped like a rectangle. b having the base or sides or section shaped like a rectangle. 2 a placed at right angles. b having parts or lines placed at right angles. Phrases and idioms: rectangular coordinates coordinates measured along… …   Useful english dictionary

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