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rectangular Definition

rec·tan·gu·lar (rek taŋgyə lər)

adjective

  1. shaped like a rectangle; having four sides and four right angles
  2. having right-angled corners, or a base in the form of a rectangle, as a building
  3. right-angled

rectangular Related Forms
rec·tan′·gu·lar·ity (-larə tē) noun rec·tan·gu·larly adverb
rectangular Synonyms

rectangular

modif.

oblong, square, four-sided, quadrilateral, right-angled, orthogonal, foursquare, boxy, quadrangular, quadrate.

rectangular Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • corner: The original shape determined from the faculty plan of 1862 was roughly rectangular with rounded corners.

Used with adjective complement

  • choose: Round versus Rectangular If you want performance and serious airtime always choose rectangular.
  • include: Selection tools including rectangular, elliptical, free, fuzzy and paths.

Modifies a noun

  • bale: Producers, suppliers of quality soft haylage in rectangular bales weighing 240kg.
  • trampoline: For this reason we strongly recommend only one user at a time on a rectangular trampoline.
  • enclosure: There is a rectangular enclosure to the north of the tower which may be of more recent date.
  • cross-section: Channels with V shaped and rectangular cross-sections need to be formed in glass or plastic.
  • churchyard: Churchyard A rectangular churchyard, on level ground, on the east bank of the River Dee within the center of the village.
  • grid: She devised a puzzle based on the idea of filling in squares on a rectangular grid to create a picture.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: The monument consists of a roughly rectangular cairn containing two chambers facing up the hill.
  • approximately: The building is approximately rectangular with walls of unshaped stone.
  • usually: Rather the full data or trajectory matrix, usually rectangular, is fitted directly to the vector of data elements.
  • almost: Churchyard A well maintained almost rectangular enclosure on flat ground.
  • not: It consists in the use of bars not rectangular, but of wedge form, or swelled out on the upper edge.
  • generally: Back to top Glossary Column: An upright shaft, generally rectangular or round in plan and usually slightly tapering.

Preposition: in

  • shape: Roughly rectangular in shape, Portugal is surrounded on two sides by Spain.
  • plan: More elaborate vaults were square or rectangular in plan and contained up to twelve burials.
  • section: Handle is made from a single piece of bone, rectangular in cross section.
  • cross-section: The rear part of the body tends to be squared off, rather more rectangular in cross-section.
  • appearance: The ground floor window frames were distinctly arched, featuring patterned brickwork, whilst the first floor counterparts were instead rectangular in appearance.

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