RECTANGLE


Meaning of RECTANGLE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

large

Sandwich the two halves together with glaze, one on top of the other, to form a large rectangle .

The first unit is centred on St Mary's church and consists of a large rectangle , aligned north-south, east-west.

Brush the tops of the two large rectangles with apricot glaze and place one on top of the other.

small

There was a small rectangle of land beside the jetty, surrounded on three sides by steep clay walls.

He turned a small cardboard rectangle over and over between his fingers: the train ticket.

The plate itself is a small rectangle of metallic material.

Notice that this also contains a small rectangle in the lower right corner, denoting that this icon has a sub-menu.

Place the smaller rectangle on top, in the centre.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A rectangle is subdivided into one large and two small squares such that the overlap is constant width.

Nature is the length of the rectangle , nurture the width.

Press 1 to cut the rectangle .

The cedar lining that once protected fine cigars from deteriorating is equally efficacious at preserving cardboard rectangles from insect damage.

The effect is as if a central strip were cut out and the remaining top and bottom rectangles rejoined.

The elements are all rectangles, and some dimensions are given.

The plate itself is a small rectangle of metallic material.

There was a small rectangle of land beside the jetty, surrounded on three sides by steep clay walls.

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