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Rectangular

see synonyms of rectangular

Adjective

1. rectangular

having four right angles

Example Sentences:
'a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide'

2. orthogonal, rectangular

having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Example Sentences:
'wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes'
'a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rectangular

see synonyms of rectangular
adjective
1. 
shaped like a rectangle
2. 
having or relating to right angles
3. 
mutually perpendicular
rectangular coordinates
4. 
having a base or section shaped like a rectangle

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rectangular

see synonyms of rectangular
adjective
1. 
shaped like a rectangle; having four sides and four right angles
2. 
having right-angled corners, or a base in the form of a rectangle, as a building
3. 
right-angled

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rectangular

see synonyms of rectangular
adj.
1. Having the shape of a rectangle.
2. Having right angles or a rectangular base, side, or sides: a rectangular box.
3. Designating a geometric coordinate system with mutually perpendicular axes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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