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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Roll the dough out into a large rectangle measuring about 14½× 8 inches.
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Cut rectangles of felt the same width as your scarf and glue them to the scarf to create stripes.
—Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
The lamp stacks out to the far sides appear much the same as before, albeit with rectangles replacing the angled polygons at the lowest level.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
Each page is gridded into four rectangles, like the frames of a film.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Cut rectangles of felt the same width as your scarf and glue them to the scarf to create stripes.
—Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
The lamp stacks out to the far sides appear much the same as before, albeit with rectangles replacing the angled polygons at the lowest level.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
Each page is gridded into four rectangles, like the frames of a film.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 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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