rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially : one with adjacent sides of unequal length
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Roll out the lighter dough to a 12-by-18-inch rectangle. 
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2022 Go access point is a small white rectangle that comes with a clip-on mounting template that can be attached to a wall or a ceiling. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Compared to a straight awning, which simply unfolds to form a rectangle covering one side or the rear of your vehicle, a 270 awning wraps around the side and rear of your vehicle, providing continuous coverage. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2021 Supported by tall wooden beams, the building has at its center the altar, a rectangle of earth that Jim cleanses with water before the service begins. Deepa Bharath, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022 To my left, the window projects a rectangle of honeyed April light onto the floor. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 The female stepped inside the trap and pressed a broad paw on a rectangle of plywood. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022 Expanding on that concept, Trumbull built a six-foot-tall rotatable rectangle of sheet metal and cut a narrow slit in it. Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022 Bronzino’s image of Giovanni de’ Medici as St. John the Baptist, nude except for a strategic blue drape, artfully fitted into the rectangle of the canvas. Karen Wilkin, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 See More
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2022 Go access point is a small white rectangle that comes with a clip-on mounting template that can be attached to a wall or a ceiling. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Compared to a straight awning, which simply unfolds to form a rectangle covering one side or the rear of your vehicle, a 270 awning wraps around the side and rear of your vehicle, providing continuous coverage. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2021 Supported by tall wooden beams, the building has at its center the altar, a rectangle of earth that Jim cleanses with water before the service begins. Deepa Bharath, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022 To my left, the window projects a rectangle of honeyed April light onto the floor. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 The female stepped inside the trap and pressed a broad paw on a rectangle of plywood. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022 Expanding on that concept, Trumbull built a six-foot-tall rotatable rectangle of sheet metal and cut a narrow slit in it. Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022 Bronzino’s image of Giovanni de’ Medici as St. John the Baptist, nude except for a strategic blue drape, artfully fitted into the rectangle of the canvas. Karen Wilkin, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin rectangulus having a right angle, from Latin rectus right + angulus angle — more at right, angle
First Known Use
circa 1560, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a flat geometric four-sided figure with right angles and with opposite sides parallel
rectangles
noun
as in squares
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- squares
- cubes
- blocks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- spheres
- balls
- beads
- globes
- orbs
- loops
- globules
- eggs
- ellipses
- ovals
- spheroids