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rectangle

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rec·tan·gle  (rktnggl)
n.
A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.

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

rectangle [ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəl]
n
(Mathematics) a parallelogram having four right angles Compare rhombus
[from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle]

rectangle  (rktnggl)
A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rectanglerectangle - 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"
Translations
rectangle [ˈrekˌtæŋgl] Nrectángulo m

rectangle [ˈrɛktæŋgəl] nrectangle m

rectangle
nRechteck nt

rectangle [ˈrɛkˌtæŋgl] nrettangolo
rectangle [ˈrɛkˌtæŋgl] nrettangolo

rectangle
n rectangle [ˈrektӕŋgl]
a two-dimensional, four-sided figure with opposite sides equal and all its angles right angles. reghoek مُسْتَطيل правоъгълник obdélník, pravoúhelník rektangel das Rechteck ορθογώνιο rectángulo ristkülik مستطیل suorakulmio rectangle מַלבֵּן समकोण, समानान्तर चतुर्भुज pravokutnik téglalap, négyszög segiempat rétthyrningur rettangolo 長方形 직사각형 stačiakampis taisnstūris empat segi rechthoek rektangel prostokąt rectângulo dreptunghi прямоугольник pravouhlý štvoruholník pravokotnik pravougaonik rektangel สี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen 矩形 прямокутник مستطیل hình chữ nhật 矩形
adj recˈtangular [-gjulə]
reghoekig مُسْتَطيل الشَّكْل правоъгълен pravoúhlý rektangulær rechteckig ορθογώνιος rectangular 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 rechthoekig rektangulær, rettvinklet prostokątny rectangular dreptunghic прямоугольный pravouhlý pravokoten pravougaoni rektangulär ซึ่งเป็นรูปสี่เหลี่ยมมุมฉาก dikdörtgen şeklinde 矩形的 прямокутний مستطیل نما có hình chữ nhật

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


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Those, on the other hand, to which the same definition is not applicable, cannot be said to differ from one another in degree; the square is no more a circle than the rectangle, for to neither is the definition of the circle appropriate.
To this end Clayton selected four trees which formed a rectangle about eight feet square, and cutting long branches from other trees he constructed a framework around them, about ten feet from the ground, fastening the ends of the branches securely to the trees by means of rope, a quantity of which Black Michael had furnished him from the hold of the Fuwalda.
Instead of making use of the square or rectangle, as has been done to this time, you will suppose your place inclosed in a regular hexagon, this polygon having the advantage of offering more angles than the quadrilateral one.
 
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