Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rectangular; right-angled.
- noun A quadrilateral plane figure having all its angles right angles and its opposite sides consequently equal.
- noun The product of two lengths.
- noun A right angle.
- noun A right-angled triangle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geom.) A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.
- adjective rare Rectangular.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geometry A
quadrilateral havingopposing sidesparallel and fourright angles .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a parallelogram with four right angles
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Tullock rectangle is the cost of rent-seeking.
Nobel Prize Speculation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But I don't like the way the overall design looks as though someone created a plain rectangle in Photoshop, then slapped the image onto the top half and the contents onto the bottom.
Book Cover Smackdown! 'The Living Dead 2' vs. 'Black Widow: Deadly Origin #4' vs. 'Walking the Tree' 2009
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If we learn two things, it's that that Scott-Jean-Logan-Emma lust love rectangle is a little icky.
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All you need to have on hand before arranging your favorite flavor of cupcakes into a large rectangle is red, white and blue frosting (or sprinkles).
Red, White and Blue Inauguration Day Treats | Baking Bites 2009
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I found one that looks plausible – a square of lace, attached to the neck at one corner, with a plain rectangle underneath, both edged with the same pretty little edging.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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I found one that looks plausible – a square of lace, attached to the neck at one corner, with a plain rectangle underneath, both edged with the same pretty little edging.
Archive 2009-08-01 Jean 2009
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Every time a blinding ivory rectangle is set in front of me, my mind puts words on the page.
An Unseen Phenomenon Randal Houle 2010
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This range-bound trading, which is sometimes described as a rectangle, has the same consolidation pattern found in the Hang Seng, the
Where are Asian Stocks Headed? Watch Seoul: Chartist - CNBC 2010
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The Huddersfield man said his daughter called him to see what he described as a rectangle with five lights which gave off a very bright light.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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The Huddersfield man said his daughter called him to see what he described as a rectangle with five lights which gave off a very bright light.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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