Definitions for rectangle
ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəlrec·tan·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. rectanglenoun

   a parallelogram with four right angles

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rectanglenoun

   A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RECTANGLEnoun

   A figure which has one angle or more of ninety degrees.

   Etymology: rectangle, Fr. rectangulus, Latin.

   If all Athens should decree, that in rectangle triangles the square, which is made of the side that subtendeth the right angle, is equal to the squares which are made of the sides containing the right angle, geometricians would not receive satisfaction without demonstration. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   The mathematician considers the truth and properties belonging to a rectangle, only as it is in idea in his own mind. John Locke.

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1. rectangle

   A rectangle is a four-sided polygon (also known as a quadrilateral) where all internal angles are right angles (90 degrees). Additionally, opposite sides of a rectangle are equal in length.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Rectanglenoun

   a four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram

2. Rectangleadjective

   rectangular

3. Etymology: [F., fr. L. rectus right + angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.]

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1. Rectangle

   In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. It can also be defined as an equiangular quadrilateral, since equiangular means that all of its angles are equal. It can also be defined as a parallelogram containing a right angle. The term oblong is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle. A rectangle with vertices ABCD would be denoted as ABCD. The word rectangle comes from the Latin rectangulus, which is a combination of rectus and angulus. A so-called crossed rectangle is a crossed quadrilateral which consists of two opposite sides of a rectangle along with the two diagonals. It is a special case of an antiparallelogram, and its angles are not right angles. Other geometries, such as spherical, elliptic, and hyperbolic, have so-called rectangles with opposite sides equal in length and equal angles that are not right angles. Rectangles are involved in many tiling problems, such as tiling the plane by rectangles or tiling a rectangle by polygons.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Rectangle

   rek′tang-gl, n. a four-sided figure with all its angles right angles and its opposite sides equal.—adjs. Rec′tangled, having right angles; Rectang′ūlar, right-angled.—n. Rectangūlar′ity, the state or quality of being right-angled.—adv. Rectang′ūlarly, with, or at, right angles.—n. Rectang′ūlarness.—Rectangular hyperbola, a hyperbola whose asymptotes are at right angles to one another; Rectangular solid, a solid whose axis is perpendicular to its base. [Fr.,—L. rectus, right, angulus, an angle.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rectangle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of rectangle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rectangle in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Goldstein:

   They created a 39-sided zoning lot, you would expect to see a rectangle of some kind. You might expect it to be bigger, you might expect smaller. But you wouldn't expect it to snake across the whole block.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rectangle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rectangle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rectangle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rectangle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rectangle