rectangular

English

rectangular clock face

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/
  • Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
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Adjective

rectangular (not generally comparable, comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)

  1. Having a shape like a rectangle.
  2. Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From rectangle + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈlar]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [rek.taŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulars)

  1. rectangular

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

rectángulo + -ar.

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares)

  1. rectangular

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of retangular. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rectangulaire.

Adjective

rectangular m or n (feminine singular rectangulară, masculine plural rectangulari, feminine and neuter plural rectangulare)

  1. rectangular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From rectángulo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reɡtanɡuˈlaɾ/ [reɣ̞.t̪ãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulares)

  1. rectangular

Further reading

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