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rectangular

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rec·tan·gu·lar  (rk-tnggy-lr)
adj.
1. Having the shape of a rectangle.
2. Having one or more right angles.
3. Designating a geometric coordinate system with mutually perpendicular axes.
rec·tangu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
rec·tangu·lar·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rectangular - having four right angles; "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide"
angulate, angular - having angles or an angular shape
2.rectangular - having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"
orthogonal
perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
Translations
rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjuləʳ] adj → rectangular
rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjuləʳ] rectangle adj → rectangulaire
rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjuləʳ] rectangle adj (shape) → rechteckig
rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjuləʳ] adj → rettangolare


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