rectangle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

rectangle (plural rectangles)

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

Further reading

• rectangle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rectangle in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• rectangle at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum.

Noun

rectangle m (plural rectangles)

1. rectangle

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rectangle m (plural rectangles)

1. rectangle

Adjective

rectangle (plural rectangles)

1. right-angled (of a triangle)

Further reading

• “rectangle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

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