rectangle

rec·tan·gle

 (rĕk′tăng′gəl)

n.

A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.

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[French, from Medieval Latin rēctangulum, a right triangle, from Late Latin rēctiangulum : Latin rēctus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots + Latin angulus, angle.]

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rectangle

(ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl)

n

(Mathematics) a parallelogram having four right angles. Compare rhombus

[C16: from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle]

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rec•tan•gle

(ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl)

n.

a parallelogram having four right angles.

[1565–75; < Medieval Latin rēct(i)angulum, n. use of neuter of Late Latin rēctiangulus having a right angle =rēcti- recti- + -angulus, adj. derivative of Latin angulus angle¹]

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rectangle

To calculate the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width. A rectangle with a length of 10 feet and a width of 5 feet has an area of 50 square feet.

rec·tan·gle

(rĕk′tăng′gəl)

A four-sided plane figure with four right angles. A rectangle whose sides are equal is a square.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rectangle - a parallelogram with four right angles foursquare, square - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" parallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length box - a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"

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Translations

مستطيلمُسْتَطيلمُسْتَطِيل

правоъгълник

rectangle

obdélníkpravoúhelník

rektangel

RechteckKarreeOrthogon

ορθογώνιοορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο

ortangulorektangulo

rectángulo

ristkülik

مستطیل

suorakaidesuorakulmio

rectangle

מלבן

आयतसमकोण समानान्तर चतुर्भुज

pravokutnik

téglalap

rectangulo

persegi panjang

rétthyrningur

rettangolorettangolare

長方形

직사각형

rectangulum

stačiakampio formosstačiakampis

taisnstūris

rechthoek

rektangel

prostokąt

retângulorectângulo

dreptunghi

прямоугольник

obdĺžnikpravouhlý štvoruholník

pravokotnik

pravougaonikправоугаоник

rektangel

mstatili

รูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้าสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า

dikdörtgen

прямокутник

مستطیل

hình chữ nhật

矩形长方形

rectangle

[ˈrekˌtæŋgl] N → rectángulo m

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rectangle

[ˈrɛktæŋg^əl] n → rectangle m

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rectangle

n → Rechteck nt

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rectangle

[ˈrɛkˌtæŋgl] n → rettangolo

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rectangle

(ˈrektӕŋgl) noun

a two-dimensional, four-sided figure with opposite sides equal and all its angles right angles. reghoek مُسْتَطيل правоъгълник retângulo obdélník, pravoúhelník das Rechteck rektangel ορθογώνιοrectángulo ristkülik مستطیل suorakulmio rectangleמלבן समकोण, समानान्तर चतुर्भुज pravokutnik téglalap, négyszög segiempat rétthyrningur rettangolo 長方形 직사각형 stačiakampis taisnstūris empat segi rechthoekrektangelprostokąt مستطيل rectângulo dreptunghi прямоугольник pravouhlý štvoruholník pravokotnik pravougaonik rektangel สี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen 矩形 прямокутник مستطیل hình chữ nhật 矩形

recˈtangular (-gjulə) adjective

reghoekig مُسْتَطيل الشَّكْل правоъгълен retangular pravoúhlý rechteckig rektangulær ορθογώνιοςrectangular ristkülikukujuline مستطیل شکل؛ مستطیلی suorakulmainen rectangulaire מַלבֵּנִי समकोणीय pravokutan derékszögű, (négy)szögletes bersegi empat rétthyrndur rettangolare 長方形の 직사각형의 stačiakampio formos taisnstūra- objek empat segi rechthoekigrektangulær, rettvinkletprostokątny مستطيل شكله rectangular dreptunghic прямоугольный pravouhlý pravokoten pravougaoni rektangulär ซึ่งเป็นรูปสี่เหลี่ยมมุมฉาก dikdörtgen şeklinde 矩形的 прямокутний مستطیل نما có hình chữ nhật 矩形的

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rectangle

→ مُسْتَطِيل obdélník rektangel Rechteck ορθογώνιο rectángulo suorakaide rectangle pravokutnik rettangolo 長方形 직사각형 rechthoek rektangel prostokąt retângulo прямоугольник rektangel สี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen hình chữ nhật 长方形

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