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Definitions for: Rectangle [n] a parallelogram with four right angles
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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.
Rec"tan`gle, a.
Rectangular. [R.]
See Also: box, foursquare, parallelogram, square
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