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rectangle Definition

rec·tan·gle (rek′taŋ′gəl)

noun

  1. any four-sided plane figure with four right angles
  2. any such figure or shape that is not a square; oblong

Etymology: Fr < ML rectangulum < L rectus (see recti-) + angulus, angle

rectangle Synonyms

rectangle

n.

geometrical figure, square, box, oblong, four-sided figure, quadrilateral, right-angled parallelogram; see also form 1.

rectangle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bound: Returns the bounding rectangle of the current clipping area.
  • drag: Zoom out Click or drag a rectangle on the map to zoom out.
  • notch: The Raven Stone A class one Pictish stone showing the Sea Eagle and notched rectangle with z rod symbols the black infill is recent.
  • fill: It's a rectangle filled with colored squares upon which perch some strange animals.
  • draw: Draw a small rectangle at the top left of the wood.
  • rotate: And when you say you rotated the rectangle in Step 3, you mean going from Step 3 to Step 4, right?

Adjective modifier

  • specified: The pixels copied will include the left and top edges of the specified rectangle but not the bottom or right edges.
  • clipping: This function sets the clipping rectangle for the specified bitmap.
  • rounded: Safari's RSS button is a blue rounded rectangle with RSS written inside in white, .
  • dotted: Also, if a button displays a dotted rectangle like this: , pressing Enter has the same effect as clicking on the button.
  • golden: Black Square 1913 2006 oil, graphite, gesso on canvas 36 inches by 36 inches Another variation on the golden rectangle.
  • colored: The key for the chart is shown on the sidebar with colored rectangles against the plotted fields.

Modifies a noun

  • symbol: The stone bears a rectangle symbol and below this there is a short section of curved line indicating the presence of a second symbol.
  • shape: Now add the cuffs using another basic rectangle shape.
  • corner: Scaling operations affect the proportions of rounded rectangle corners.

Noun used with modifier

  • clipping: The default clipping rectangle is the plot window, the area enclosed within the axes of the most recent plot.
  • bronze: This particular design uses modules folded from bronze rectangles.
  • destination: The visible portion of the destination rectangle becomes a VIR.
  • selection: You can now use the arrow keys to move the selection rectangle around the image.
  • client: You can also use several alignment styles to align both the scroll bars and the grow box in a given client rectangle.