rectangle

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a parallelogram with four right angles

Word Origin

rectangle (n.)
1570s, from Middle French rectangle (16c.) and directly from Late Latin rectangulum, from rect-, comb. form of Latin rectus "right" (see right (adj.1)) + Old French angle (see angle (n.)). Medieval Latin rectangulum meant "a triangle having a right angle."

Example

1. Never limit your imagination to a plain rectangle !
2. How was the unusual red rectangle nebula created ?
3. After you finish editing the path , add a rectangle .
4. Use the rounded rectangle tool to draw the basic notebook shape .
5. Dark brown lines divide the tall rectangle of the canvas into smaller , lighter brown boxes .

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