| Pronunciation: | | 'rek`tanggul
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| Matching Terms: | | rectangle slinger, rectangled
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a parallelogram with four right angles |
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| | See Also: | | box, foursquare, parallelogram, square |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rec"tan`gle\ (r?k"t??`g'l), n. [F., fr. L. rectus
right + angulus angle. See {Right}, and {Angle}.] (Geom.)
A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled
parallelogram.
Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product
of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes
used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that
is, ab.
\Rec"tan`gle\, a.
Rectangular. [R.]
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a rectangle in your dream, represents permanence, materialism and stability. Because of its four corners and four sides, it is also symbolic of the number 4. |
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