rectangular

adjective

rect·an·gu·lar | \ rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər

Definition of rectangular

1 : shaped like a rectangle a rectangular area

2a : crossing, lying, or meeting at a right angle rectangular axes

b : having edges, surfaces, or faces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles rectangular parallelepipeds a rectangular solid

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Other Words from rectangular

rectangularity \ (ˌ)rek-ˌtaŋ-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē

, -ˈla-rə-tē \ noun

rectangularly \ rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər-lē

\ adverb

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Now every phone looks like the iPhone, which looks like every other phone—a dark rectangular slab. — David Pierce, WSJ, "A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big," 17 Feb. 2019 The screen is rectangular with no blemishes or interruptions. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 is an all-screen magnetic slider phone with 10GB of RAM," 25 Oct. 2018 As the town evolved into a bedroom community, a previous owner built a two-story rectangular addition off the back. — Popular Mechanics, "To Install a Pull-Up Bar, We Built a Surfboard," 23 Mar. 2019 When reconstituted, the achingly beautiful form became a roof, which was to be hoisted onto 10 wood columns staking out a simple rectangular perimeter. — David Netto, Town & Country, "Frank Gehry Built a Tiny House for Michael Eisner," 19 Mar. 2019 This window is flanked by two rectangular windows with muntins that form elegant hexagonal shapes. — Joan Walden, courant.com, "63 Westland Avenue, West Hartford," 19 Jan. 2018 Square, rectangular, or bolster, patterned or plain, decorative pillows add extra oomph to your bed. — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, "How a Professional Set Stylist Makes the Perfect Bed," 21 Feb. 2019 Optimally, there would be space for at least three bins somewhere near the kitchen or a large cabinet that could hold several rectangular bins that could be easily slid in and out. — Nicole Anzia, The Seattle Times, "5 ideas for dream storage spaces," 7 Jan. 2019 The 23-year-old model freed the nipple and wore nothing but nude underwear underneath the dress, and completed the look with transparent heels and gold rectangular earrings. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kim Kardashian's Latest Naked Dress Barely Covers Anything," 18 Dec. 2018

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