Rectangle - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Rectangle :  (noun)

1: a parallelogram with four right angles

Based on WordNet 2.0

Rectangle : \Rec"tan`gle\ (r?k"t??`g'l), n. [F., fr. L. rectus right _ angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.] (Geom.) A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.

Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that is, ab.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Rectangle : \Rec"tan`gle\, a. Rectangular. [R.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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