rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially
: one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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Next, fold the fan into triangles, squares, and rectangles, experimenting with how each folding pattern appears once dip-dyed.
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Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Just under a third (32 percent) cut their sandwiches into rectangles, 35 percent into triangles, and 33 percent prefer their sandwiches whole and uncut.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
When looking at the color wheel, the four could create a square or a rectangle, depending on whether the four colors are equally distanced on the color wheel or not.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Over her left eye is a small black rectangle, a blinder that blocks out one eye and allows greater focus in the other.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Just under a third (32 percent) cut their sandwiches into rectangles, 35 percent into triangles, and 33 percent prefer their sandwiches whole and uncut.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
When looking at the color wheel, the four could create a square or a rectangle, depending on whether the four colors are equally distanced on the color wheel or not.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Over her left eye is a small black rectangle, a blinder that blocks out one eye and allows greater focus in the other.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length
Etymology
from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"
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