rectangular

adjective

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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

Examples of rectangular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kugel can be round, as its name suggests, but it is more commonly found in a rectangular pan, like the huge pans seen at synagogue celebrations, serving lots of people at minimal cost. — Aviya Kushner, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Three volunteer shooters, all prison workers, will fire at the heart from a rectangular opening 15 feet away. — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2022 The walls themselves are sheathed in a network of interlocking hexagonal panels made of lightweight GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete), each with a single rectangular opening in the center. — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. — Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2022 That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. — al, 19 Mar. 2022 That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. — Fox News, 19 Mar. 2022 That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. — Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2022 That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. — Bloomberg.com, 18 Mar. 2022 See More

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