rectangular

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.

Etymology

From rectangle +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [rek.taŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulars)

1. rectangular

Further reading

• “rectangular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Alternative forms

• retangular (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Fron rectángulo +‎ ar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares)

1. rectangular

Further reading

• “rectangular”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)

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

Alternative forms

• ректангулар (rectangular) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French rectangulaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rek.tan.ɡuˈlar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

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

1. rectangular

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

• “rectangular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10