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rectanglea flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles, where opposite sides are equal and parallel

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles, where opposite sides are equal and parallel

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrektæŋɡəl/

Korean meaning: 네 변이 모두 직각이고 마주보는 변의 길이가 같은 사각형

Korean pronunciation: 렉-탱-글 (강세: 렉)

Example Sentences

  • My math teacher drew a perfect rectangle on the board and said it looked like a tired square that decided to lie down.
  • The pizza box is a rectangle, which is perfect for storing rectangular slices of round pizza.
  • To calculate the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width.

rectangle

NOUN

//ˈrektæŋɡəl//

a flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles, where opposite sides are equal and parallel

rectangle concept
💡 Concept

Four-sided shape with right angles

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rectangle rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

My perfect rectangle turned into a tangle of every angle!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈrektæŋɡəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈrektæŋɡəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootrect
Suffix-angle

Origin

라틴어 'rectus(곧은, 직각의)'와 'angulus(각도)'가 합쳐져서 만들어진 단어로, 말 그대로 '직각의 각도들'이라는 의미에서 유래되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

angletanglemangle
angle
tangle
mangle

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My math teacher drew a perfect rectangle on the board and said it looked like a tired square that decided to lie down.

😄 Fun example

The pizza box is a rectangle, which is perfect for storing rectangular slices of round pizza.

To calculate the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width.

The garden was designed in the shape of a rectangle with flowers planted along the borders.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

quadrilateraloblongrectangular shape

Antonyms

circletriangle

Related

squarepolygongeometryparallelogramrhombus