rectangle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Rechteck

rectangle

rettangolo

rectángulo

rechthoek

rectangle

retângulo

ορθογώνιο

ορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο

dikdörtgen

rectangulum

Oblong

rectângulo

dikdörtgen şeklinde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/

Etymology

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