rec|tan|gle

rec|tan|gle
rec|tan|gle «REHK TANG guhl», noun.
a four-sided figure with four right angles.
[alteration of Medieval Latin rectiangulum < Late Latn, neuter of rectiangulus having a right angle < Latin rēctus right (< regere straighten, rule) + angulus angle]

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  • rectangle — rec|tan|gle Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • rectangle — rec|tan|gle [ˈrektæŋgəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: rectangulus having a right angle , from Latin rectus right + angulus angle ] a shape that has four straight sides, two of which are usually longer than the other two, and four …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rectangle — rec|tan|gle [ rek,tæŋgl ] noun count a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90º …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rectangle — rec•tan•gle [[t]ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl[/t]] n. math. a parallelogram having four right angles • Etymology: 1565–75; < ML rēct(i) angulum, n. use of neut. of LL rēctiangulus having a right angle =rēcti recti + angulus, adj. der. of Langulus angle I …   From formal English to slang

  • Rectangle — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rectangle — Rec tan gle, a. Rectangular. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • birectangle — bi|rec|tan|gle Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • trirectangle — tri|rec|tan|gle Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

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