rectangular
adjective
rect·an·gu·lar
rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər 
1
: shaped like a rectangle
a rectangular area
2
a
: crossing, lying, or meeting at a right angle
rectangular axes
b
: having edges, surfaces, or faces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles
rectangular parallelepipeds
a rectangular solid
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Stretching the length of more than two football fields, the building’s basic rectangular form is bookended by two one-way helical ramps — up on the west and down on the east.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Most boards are rectangular and are comparable to cutting board sizes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
During the mid-1960s, at a time when many artists were departing from traditional square and rectangular formats, Overstreet shaped his canvases even more dramatically than his colleagues, creating custom stretchers that allowed his paintings to exist in gangly geometric shapes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Coop Home Goods Crescent Pillow $89 at Amazon Unlike your typical rectangular pillow, this popular sleeping agent has a unique crescent shape that supports side and back sleepers.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Most boards are rectangular and are comparable to cutting board sizes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
During the mid-1960s, at a time when many artists were departing from traditional square and rectangular formats, Overstreet shaped his canvases even more dramatically than his colleagues, creating custom stretchers that allowed his paintings to exist in gangly geometric shapes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Coop Home Goods Crescent Pillow $89 at Amazon Unlike your typical rectangular pillow, this popular sleeping agent has a unique crescent shape that supports side and back sleepers.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectangular. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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rectangular
adjective
rect·an·gu·lar
rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər
1
: shaped like a rectangle
a rectangular building
2
: having edges, faces, or surfaces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles
a rectangular solid
rectangular blocks
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