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rectangular

Syllabification: (rec·tan·gu·lar)
Pronunciation: /rekˈtaNGgyələr/
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Definition of rectangular

adjective

  • 1denoting or shaped like a rectangle:a neat rectangular area
  • (of a solid) having a base, section, or side shaped like a rectangle:a rectangular prism
  • 2placed or having parts placed at right angles.

Derivatives

rectangularity

noun

rectangularly

adverb

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