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
Examples of rectangle in a Sentence
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The internet’s first banner ad is widely considered to have been a little rectangle placed on HotWired.com in 1994 that was clicked on by about 44 percent of people who saw it.
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Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Roll dough into a rectangle, and fold dough in half so short ends meet.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
And who would try to get rid of a murder weapon by burying it in the backyard of the house where the murder took place, right in the middle of the lawn, in a rectangle of earth that sticks out like a sore thumb?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
Among the most intriguing pieces is a painting on aluminum with partly overlapping rectangles that contain both crisp and bleary elements.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
These sunglasses put a modern spin on the timeless rectangle sunglasses shape and feature brown UV protection lenses and a vibrant — and very on-brand — red frame.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
To make the tail, cut a rectangle of black fur that's about as wide as the back of the hoodie and reaches from halfway down the back to mid-calf.
—Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
But there are hints of violence in other sculptures: the chunk of twisted metal inside an open drawer in a sort of chest or the bullet-like holes that mar a hanging rectangle made of heavy, dark materials.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
That ribbon has plenty of slack, allowing the rectangle’s ends to be twisted and attached to one another.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Roll dough into a rectangle, and fold dough in half so short ends meet.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
And who would try to get rid of a murder weapon by burying it in the backyard of the house where the murder took place, right in the middle of the lawn, in a rectangle of earth that sticks out like a sore thumb?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
Among the most intriguing pieces is a painting on aluminum with partly overlapping rectangles that contain both crisp and bleary elements.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
These sunglasses put a modern spin on the timeless rectangle sunglasses shape and feature brown UV protection lenses and a vibrant — and very on-brand — red frame.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
To make the tail, cut a rectangle of black fur that's about as wide as the back of the hoodie and reaches from halfway down the back to mid-calf.
—Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
But there are hints of violence in other sculptures: the chunk of twisted metal inside an open drawer in a sort of chest or the bullet-like holes that mar a hanging rectangle made of heavy, dark materials.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
That ribbon has plenty of slack, allowing the rectangle’s ends to be twisted and attached to one another.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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