rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially
: one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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The teacher explained that the base of the pyramid could be broken down into 6 rectangles, which wasn't satisfying to myself or my niece.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The gown took 7,600 hours of handwork and was embroidered with more than 1.4 million beads including 222,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, more than a million pieces of black bugle beads and 103,500 pieces of black cut beads.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Roll dough into a 9- x 7-inch rectangle, about 3/4-inch thick.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
The sweet spot viewing experience for me was a rectangle on the wall measuring between 10 and 20 inches.
—Paul Ridden
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The gown took 7,600 hours of handwork and was embroidered with more than 1.4 million beads including 222,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, more than a million pieces of black bugle beads and 103,500 pieces of black cut beads.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Roll dough into a 9- x 7-inch rectangle, about 3/4-inch thick.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
The sweet spot viewing experience for me was a rectangle on the wall measuring between 10 and 20 inches.
—Paul Ridden
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rectangle
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length
Etymology
from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"
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