rectangle

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum (“right angle”), from Latin rectus (“right”) + angulus (“an angle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/ === Noun === rectangle (plural rectangles) (geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles. Hypernym: polygon Hyponym: square Coordinate terms: circle, ellipse, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus (nontechnical) Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular (equilateral), that is, any except a square. Hypernyms: shape, polygon Coordinate terms: square, circle, oval, ellipse, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus, lozenge, diamond (archaic) A right angle. (archaic) The product of two quantities. ==== Hyponyms ==== (quadrilateral): oblong (not in technical use) (quadrilateral): square ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === rectangle (not comparable) (archaic) Right-angled. === References === “rectangle, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “rectangle, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === “rectangle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “rectangle”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “rectangle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rəkˈtaŋ.ɡlə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [rekˈtaŋ.ɡle] === Noun === rectangle m (plural rectangles) rectangle ==== Related terms ==== rectangular === Further reading === “rectangle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl/ === Noun === rectangle m (plural rectangles) rectangle ==== Derived terms ==== rectangulaire === Adjective === rectangle (plural rectangles) (geometry) right-angled (of a geometric figure) Antonyms: obtusangle, acutangle un triangle rectangle ― a right-angled triangle un parallélépipède rectangle ― a rectangular cuboid === Further reading === “rectangle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === glacèrent