rectangle

4 definitions found

rectangle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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  Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\, a.
     Rectangular. [R.]
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rectangle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rectangle
      n 1: a parallelogram with four right angles

rectangle - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "rectangle":
     Little Joe, biquadrate, four, four-part diaphony, foursome, quad,
     quadrangle, quadrature, quadrennium, quadrilateral, quadrille,
     quadrinomial, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion,
     quaternity, quatrefoil, square, square dance, squaring, tetrad,
     tetragon, tetragram, tetragrammaton, tetrahedron, tetralogy,
     tetraphony, tetrapody