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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛktæŋg^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rek′tang′gəl)

rec•tan•gle /ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Mathematicsa four-sided figure with parallel sides, having four right angles:Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

rec•tang•u•lar /rɛkˈtæŋgyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. See -rect-.

rec•tan•gle (rek′tang′gəl),USA pronunciation n.

Mathematicsa parallelogram having four right angles.

Medieval Latin rēctangulum, Late Latin rēctiangulum right-angled triangle (noun, nominal use of neuter of rēctiangulus having a right angle), equivalent. to rēcti- recti- + angulum angle¹
1565–75

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rectangle /ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡ^əl/ n

a parallelogram having four right angles
Compare rhombus

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle

'rectangle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

baguette - golden section - L-plate - parallelogram - population pyramid - quincunx - rectangular - recti- - square - as - box plot - brick - channel - conjugate axis - emerald cut - frame - interval - keyhole - oblique circular cylinder - oblong - rect- - right circular cylinder

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Synonyms: geometrical figure, square, box, oblong, four-sided figure, more...

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(A) Rectangle with equal sides is called a square
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Open rectangle (only three sides)
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The diagonals of a rectangle intersect at 76°

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