Pronunciations (4)
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/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Adjective
Having a shape like a rectangle.
Usage- not-comparable
- usually
- Examples
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rectangular bench
rectangular grid
More examples (2)
rectangular object
rectangular table
Having axes that meet each other with right angles.
Usage- not-comparable
- usually
Adjective
having four right angles
- Examples
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a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
- Synonyms
- Examples
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wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system