rectangle
pronunciation
How to pronounce rectangle in British English:
UK [ˈrektæŋɡl]
How to pronounce rectangle in American English:
US [ˈrektæŋɡl]
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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 .