noun
rectangle
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noun
1
A four-sided shape with four right angles, where opposite sides are equal and parallel.
"The garden was laid out as a neat rectangle."
"Fold the paper into a rectangle before cutting."
How to Use Rectangle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA four-sided shape with right angles, like a standard door or sheet of paper.
Common mistake
A square is a special rectangle with all four sides equal — not every rectangle is a square.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
rectangles plural
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus ("right, straight") plus angulus ("angle").