RECTANGULAR


Meaning of RECTANGULAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər ]

adjective

Date: 1624

1. : shaped like a rectangle

a rectangular area

2.

a. : crossing, lying, or meeting at a right angle

rectangular axes

b. : having edges, surfaces, or faces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles

rectangular parallelepipeds

a rectangular solid

• rect·an·gu·lar·i·ty (ˌ)rek-ˌtaŋ-gyə-ˈla-rə-tē noun

• rect·an·gu·lar·ly rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.