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Meaning of "rectangle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECTANGLE

From Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RECTANGLE

ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECTANGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rectangle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECTANGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. A rectangle with four sides of equal length is a square. 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECTANGLE

angle · bangle · dangle · disentangle · entangle · intertangle · jangle · mangel · mangle · octangle · pentangle · quadrangle · spangle · strangle · tangle · trangle · triangle · untangle · wangle · wrangle

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECTANGLE

rect · recta · rectal · rectally · rectangular · rectangular coordinates · rectangular hyperbola · rectangularity · rectangularly · recti · rectifiability · rectifiable · rectification · rectified · rectified spirit · rectifier · rectifies · rectify · rectilineal · rectilineally

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECTANGLE

acute angle · Bermuda Triangle · central angle · critical angle · dihedral angle · fangle · golden triangle · love triangle · oblique angle · Pascal´s triangle · position angle · right angle · right-angled triangle · right triangle · round angle · single · solid angle · straight angle · the Golden Triangle · visual angle · warning triangle

Synonyms and antonyms of rectangle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rectangle» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RECTANGLE

Find out the translation of rectangle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rectangle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rectangle» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

长方形
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

rectángulo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rectangle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आयत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسْتَطِيل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

прямоугольник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

retângulo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আয়তক্ষেত্র
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rectangle
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Segi empat tepat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rechteck
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

長方形
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

직사각형
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Persegi panjang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình chữ nhật
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

செவ்வகம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आयत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dikdörtgen
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rettangolo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

prostokąt
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотирикутник
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dreptunghi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορθογώνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reghoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rektangel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rektangel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rectangle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECTANGLE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of rectangle
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rectangle

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «RECTANGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rectangle.
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Tom Wujec
The standard way to record a meeting is to list people's names, the topics, and action items. The visual way is to doodle a rectangle (the table) populated by figures (the participants) sitting around the table with their comments as cartoon word balloons.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECTANGLE»

Discover the use of rectangle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rectangle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mysteries of the Rectangle: Essays on Painting
In this book, Hustvedt gives us nine essays on the significance of particular works of art, replete with original insights and a few startling discoveries.
Siri Hustvedt, 2006
2
Rectangle Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day
You'll get hooked on this technique! Judy provides sixteen different layouts for unlimited project potential.
Judy Sisneros, 2010
3
The Golden Rectangle
In the sequel to The Secret Spiral, 10-year-olds Flor Bernoulli, a Brooklyn fashion maven, and Lucy Moon, a Georgia farm girl, use their very different superpowers to combat tiny Square Man, whose mission is to rid the universe of anything ...
Gillian Neimark, 2014
4
Rectangle Of Sins
Did Shawn survive? Is the baby dead? What happened to Mark? Are you prepared for the answers? "Rectangle of sins" picks up right where "Triangle of sins" left off.
Nurit Folkes, 2005
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Flash CS4 For Dummies
Getting. primitive. A special type of shape, called a primitive, does not merge with other objects. These objects act like objects that you draw using the object- drawing model. Two primitives are available: a rectangle and an oval.
Ellen Finkelstein, Gurdy Leete, 2008
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Rectangle
Asks readers to identify triangles in the pictures of everyday objects like doors and picture frames. On board pages.
Bryony Jones, 2011
7
Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming: 14th ...
Rectangle (square) packing problems involve packing all squares with sizes 1 × 1 to n × n into the minimum area enclosing rectangle (respectively, square). Rectangle packing is a variant of an important problem in a variety of real-world ...
Peter J. Stuckey, 2008
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Using Adobe Illustrator 10
Figure 5.2 The Rectangle dialog box, by default, shows the exact dimension of the last such object created. The Rounded Rectangle Tool The Rounded Rectangle tool functions almost identically to its counterpart, the Rectangle tool, except for ...
Peter Bauer, 2002
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Rectangle
Robin Nelson. A door is a rectangle. A flag is a rectangle. 3.
Robin Nelson, 2004
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Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours
Line 17 begins the declaration of a Rectangle class. A Rectangle consists of four points that represent the corners of the Rectangle. The constructor for the Rectangle (line 20) takes four integers, known as top, left, bottom, and right. The four ...
Jesse Liberty, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECTANGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rectangle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why the Runcible smartwatch thinks outside the rectangle
In a world of straight-edged smartphones and watches, the Runcible thought outside of the rectangle. Round with a wooden base, this smartwatch harkens back ... «L.A. Biz, Jun 15»
2
Florida witness describes hovering rectangle UFO
A Florida witness at Sebring reported watching a hovering, rectangle-shaped UFO about 2:20 a.m. on June 8, 2015, according to testimony in Case 66296 from ... «Open Minds UFO News, Jun 15»
3
Shvo's Huge Downtown Tower Still Going to Be a Rectangle
The tower, as indicated in the massing study, is going to be a big old rectangle. Although there does appear to be some sort of variation near the top, it's difficult ... «Curbed NY, Jun 15»
4
Wordplay | Matt Enlow's Rectangle Division Puzzle
What is the fewest number of squares into which you can divide an 11 x 12 rectangle? What about a 12 x 13 rectangle? What about an 11 x 13 rectangle? «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Andromache review – torrid love rectangle gets fine revival
Andromache review – torrid love rectangle gets fine revival. 4 / 5 stars. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. A reminder of the power of Racine's 1667 ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Virginia witness describes low flying rectangle UFO
“From my view this object seemed like a large rectangle. The shorter ends had white lights, three (or maybe more) across the front and at least two on the back ... «Open Minds UFO News, Apr 15»
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Rectangle Interior opens new office in Dubai
Rectangle Interior, a leading architectural interior design firm specialising in fit-outs and consultancy for the hospitality sector, has opened its regional office in ... «Trade Arabia, Apr 15»
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What's Meg Whitman fussing over: The fate of HP ... or the font on a …
Everything about the design is intentional, she said, including the shade of green on the rectangle. What we're meant to infer from it is not clear. But while our ... «The Register, Apr 15»
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2015 Sunburnt Country Silver Rectangle Coins in Set
Commemorating Dorothea Mackellar and her iconic poem, My Country, the Perth Mint has released a set of four 2015 Sunburnt Country Silver Rectangle Coins ... «Silver Coins Today, Apr 15»
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How a Circular Smartphone Could Help Us Rethink Tech
Screens are rectangles. Even the 3-year-old playing with your iPad could tell you that. But what would the digital world look like through a different sort of frame? «Wired, Mar 15»
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