n. a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, esp. one with the adjacent sides unequal.
Etymology: 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.
Etymology: F rectangle or med.L rectangulum f. LL rectiangulum f. L rectus straight + angulus ANGLE(1)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012