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
Examples of rectangle in a Sentence
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To create the layers, the yeasty dough is cut into rectangles and sandwiched with a sweet lemon-and-orange zest filling.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Some have shapes reminiscent of plants, while others resemble geometric forms, including squares, rectangles and circles.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Form the dough into a rectangle and wrap in plastic wrap.
—Gretchen McKay, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
For instance, Its chocolates are unequally divided (unlike other bars which are split up in symmetric squares or rectangles) to serve as a constant reminder of the inequality that comes with sourcing cocoa.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Mar. 2024
Step 4: Repeat with the other sleeve to form a long rectangle.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Rising above the cacophony of distractions and all of the ancillary bombast, in the middle of the emerald rectangle at the center of a stadium, Patrick Mahomes was elevating, lifting to a place where athletes become eternal.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
The internet’s first banner ad is widely considered to have been a little rectangle placed on HotWired.com in 1994 that was clicked on by about 44 percent of people who saw it.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Roll dough into a rectangle, and fold dough in half so short ends meet.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Some have shapes reminiscent of plants, while others resemble geometric forms, including squares, rectangles and circles.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Form the dough into a rectangle and wrap in plastic wrap.
—Gretchen McKay, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
For instance, Its chocolates are unequally divided (unlike other bars which are split up in symmetric squares or rectangles) to serve as a constant reminder of the inequality that comes with sourcing cocoa.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Mar. 2024
Step 4: Repeat with the other sleeve to form a long rectangle.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Rising above the cacophony of distractions and all of the ancillary bombast, in the middle of the emerald rectangle at the center of a stadium, Patrick Mahomes was elevating, lifting to a place where athletes become eternal.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
The internet’s first banner ad is widely considered to have been a little rectangle placed on HotWired.com in 1994 that was clicked on by about 44 percent of people who saw it.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Roll dough into a rectangle, and fold dough in half so short ends meet.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
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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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