adj
Meaning 1
Right-angled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
Examples
- a rectangle triangle
Meaning relationships
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adj
Right-angled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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noun
Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Broader terms: polygon
noun
Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular (equilateral), that is, any except a square.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: shape, polygon
noun
A right angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
The product of two quantities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
a parallelogram with four right angles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: parallelogram
Narrower terms: square, foursquare, box
History
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum (“right angle”), from Latin rectus (“right”) + angulus (“an angle”).
Across languages
133 source translations are retained for this English entry.