rectangle

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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

Adj

Right-angled.

Concepts

rectangle

carré

rectangulaire

Synonymes

oblong

square

tetragon

rectangular

quadrilateral

orthogonal

quadrangle

rigging angle

rectangular figure

oblong shape

knee

oblong figure

orthogon

right

right angle

right-angle

square shape

vertical angle

Traductions

Rechteck

rettangolo

rectángulo

rechthoek

rectangle

ορθογώνιο

retângulo

ορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο

dikdörtgen

rectangulum

rectângulo

Oblong

dikdörtgen şeklinde

مستطيل

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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