About The Word Rectangle
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Rectangle
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What's The Definition Of Rectangle?
[n] a parallelogram with four right angles
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rectangle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Rectangle: See Also | box | foursquare | parallelogram | square Rectangle In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Rec"tan`gle\, a. Rectangular. [R.] |
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