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RECTANGLE
rectangle
(noun) a parallelogram with four right angles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rectangle (plural rectangles)
(geometry) A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
Hyponyms
• (quadrilateral): oblong (not in technical use)
• (quadrilateral): square
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"tan`gle (rk"t`g'l), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. rectus right + angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.] (Geom.)
Definition: A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.
Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that is, ab.
Rec"tan`gle, a.
Definition: Rectangular. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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