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Meaning of RECTANGULAR

Pronunciation:  rek'tanggyulur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"
  2. [adj]  having four right angles; "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide"
 
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 Synonyms: angular, angulate, orthogonal, perpendicular
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rec*tan"gu*lar\ (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), a. [CF. F.
rectangulaire.]
Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. --
{Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly} (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r*l?), adv. --
{Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness}, n.
 
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