rectangle

noun

rect·an·gle | \ ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl

Definition of rectangle

: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles especially : one with adjacent sides of unequal length

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Place one cake layer, syrup-side up, on prepared cardboard rectangle. — Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, "Is Boston Cream Pie the World’s Most Delicious...Cake?," 9 Nov. 2018 Lexus is set to become the first automaker to replace the rectangles of reflective glass with video cameras on a high volume model when the new Japanese market 2019 ES goes on sale. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "Don't look back: Lexus launching first digital side view mirrors," 12 Sep. 2018 Depending on your vantage point, the large rectangle spreading across the surface is transparent or opaque. — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, "‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen," 7 Aug. 2018 The biggest differences shown off by the video are the rounding of every rectangle’s corners and the discarding of solid color blocks as design elements within Google’s apps. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Android apps are heading to a whiter future with rounder rectangles," 24 July 2018 The rectangle is rolled to create a long, skinny, cylindrical pizza cigar. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "What Is the Difference Between a Calzone and a Stromboli?," 2 May 2018 By the late 1960s, when artists were intensely scrutinizing every aspect of painting, the rectangle used in conventional canvases had come under concentrated inspection. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Tony DeLap's hybrids of painting and sculpture are impossible objects," 16 Mar. 2018 Step 4: Fold the shirt into a more compact rectangle. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How to Fold a Dress Shirt, Because Sometimes You Have To," 11 Feb. 2019 So for the meantime, please enjoy your glowing rectangles. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Finally, a Cylindrical Smartphone," 17 Sep. 2018

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The first known use of rectangle was circa 1560

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rectangle

noun

English Language Learners Definition of rectangle

geometry : a four-sided shape that is made up of two pairs of parallel lines and that has four right angles especially : a shape in which one pair of lines is longer than the other pair

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rectangle

noun

rect·an·gle | \ ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl