n. a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, esp. one with the adjacent sides unequal.
[ F rectangle or med.L rectangulum f. LL rectiangulum f. L rectus straight + angulus ANGLE(1) ]
n. a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, esp. one with the adjacent sides unequal.
[ F rectangle or med.L rectangulum f. LL rectiangulum f. L rectus straight + angulus ANGLE(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012