rectangle

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/

The English word “rectangle” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular (equilateral), that is, any except a square.
A right angle.
The product of two quantities.

adjective

Right-angled.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum (“right angle”), from Latin rectus (“right”) + angulus (“an angle”).

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