rectangle
noun/ˈrektæŋɡl/
/ˈrektæŋɡl/
- a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°Topics Colours and Shapesc1Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin rectangulum, from late Latin rectiangulum, based on Latin rectus ‘straight’ + angulus ‘an angle’.
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