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

Recent Examples on the Web

To roll pasta by machine: Pat dough into a small rectangle and dust with flour. —Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025

Thirty-five white rectangles, each with its own stoop and naked window. —Literary Hub, 16 June 2025

Cover 1 dough half; set aside for the top. Roll out remaining dough half into a 22- x 4-inch rectangle. —Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025

According to Vogue, the garment boasted over 1,400,000 beads — including 22,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, 103,500 pieces of black cut beads, and 1,093,500 pieces of black bugle beads. —Brittany Talarico, People.com, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin rectangulus having a right angle, from Latin rectus right + angulus angle — more at right, angle

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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"