Rectangle

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\, a.
     Rectangular. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rectangle
       n : a parallelogram with four right angles

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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