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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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
All our buildings are these hideous rectangles.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
If any part of the ball touches any part of that rectangle, the pitch will be ruled a strike.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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 15 Apr. 2026.
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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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