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rectangular
What does rectangular mean?
rectangular (adjective): having four right angles.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rectangular in a sentence?
- A rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rectangular?
/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rectangular come from?
From rectangle + -ar.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to rectangular
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rectangular” mean?
having four right angles
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involving risk or danger
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having a specified value
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intended to deter attack
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