RECTANGULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rectangular mean? 

• RECTANGULAR (adjective)
  The adjective RECTANGULAR has 2 senses:

1. having four right angles

2. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

  Familiarity information: RECTANGULAR used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECTANGULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having four right angles

Context example:

a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide

Similar:

angular; angulate (having angles or an angular shape)

Derivation:

rectangle (a parallelogram with four right angles)

rectangularity (the property of being shaped like a rectangle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Synonyms:

orthogonal; rectangular

Context example:

a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system

Similar:

perpendicular (intersecting at or forming right angles)

 Context examples 

The rectangular crystalline-like structures comprised of proteins found in the cytoplasm of Leydig cells within the testes.

(Crystal of Reinke, NCI Thesaurus)

This lead system is based on a rectangular body axis.

(Lead Placement Cube, NCI Thesaurus)

A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings.

(Block, NCI Thesaurus)

The smallest resolvable rectangular area of an image, either on a screen or stored in memory.

(Pixel, NCI Thesaurus)

A small rectangular thin plate forming part of the medial orbit wall.

(Lacrimal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

The Neapolitan Mastiff is a muscular dog with a rather rectangular body, massive head, and wrinkled face.

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)

A square or rectangular vessel, usually made of cardboard or plastic.

(Box, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid or semi-solid in a singular unit that is rectangular or oval in shape.

(Bar Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of measure to quantify the number of rectangular areas in a city surrounded by streets that the patient has traveled.

(Block Unit of Distance, NCI Thesaurus)

The minister said one tomb has five entrances that lead to a rectangular hall where two burial shafts are located on the northern and southern sides of the tomb.

(Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt, VOA)