rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially
: one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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Nagahisa and regular cinematographer Hiroaki Takeda capture these traumatic moments as frames within frames — doorways, mirrors, and corners as small windows seen at a distance — vertical rectangles like phone screens.
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Starting tomorrow, January 23, inside Samsung Experience Stores, Samsung is allowing potential buyers to test out its wildly ambitious Galaxy Z TriFold, a three-part smartphone that’s essentially a 10-inch tablet which can origami into a slim, portable communication rectangle.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
An additional foot rest can pull out to create a 99 by 68 rectangle for maximum lounging space.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
This pick from Acedeck looks light and airy (no obnoxious black plastic rectangles with bright red numbers here), especially in this soft putty color.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Starting tomorrow, January 23, inside Samsung Experience Stores, Samsung is allowing potential buyers to test out its wildly ambitious Galaxy Z TriFold, a three-part smartphone that’s essentially a 10-inch tablet which can origami into a slim, portable communication rectangle.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
An additional foot rest can pull out to create a 99 by 68 rectangle for maximum lounging space.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
This pick from Acedeck looks light and airy (no obnoxious black plastic rectangles with bright red numbers here), especially in this soft putty color.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rectangle
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangle. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length
Etymology
from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"
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