rectangular
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(General American) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/
Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
=== Adjective ===
rectangular (not generally comparable, comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)
Having a shape like a rectangle.
Having axes that meet each other with right angles.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From rectangle + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈlar]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈla]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [rek.taŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [rek.taŋ.ɡuˈlar]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
=== Adjective ===
rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulars)
rectangular
=== Further reading ===
“rectangular”, 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
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
retangular (reintegrationist)
=== Etymology ===
Fron rectángulo + ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
=== Adjective ===
rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares)
rectangular
==== Related terms ====
rectángulo
=== Further reading ===
“rectangular”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Adjective ===
rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of retangular; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
=== Further reading ===
“rectangular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“rectangular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ректангулар (rectangular) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French rectangulaire.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /rek.tan.ɡuˈlar/
Rhymes: -ar
Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
=== Adjective ===
rectangular m or n (feminine singular rectangulară, masculine plural rectangulari, feminine/neuter plural rectangulare)
rectangular
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From rectángulo + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /reɡtanɡuˈlaɾ/ [reɣ̞.t̪ãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
=== Adjective ===
rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulares)
rectangular
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“rectangular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025