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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.

rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjʊlə]
adj
1. (Mathematics) shaped like a rectangle
2. (Mathematics) having or relating to right angles
3. (Mathematics) mutually perpendicular rectangular coordinates
4. (Mathematics) having a base or section shaped like a rectangle
rectangularity  n
rectangularly  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"
perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
Translations
rectangular [rekˈtæŋgjʊləʳ] ADJrectangular

rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjʊlər] adjrectangulaire

rectangular
adjrechteckig; coordinatesrechtwinklig

rectangular [rɛkˈtæŋgjʊləʳ] adjrettangolare

rectangular مستطيل الشكل obdélníkový rektangulær rechteckig ορθογώνιος rectangular suorakulmainen rectangulaire pravokutan rettangolare 長方形の 직사각형의 rechthoekig rektangulær prostokątny rectangular, retangular прямоугольный rektangulär ที่เป็นสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen biçiminde có hình chữ nhật 矩形的


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