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rectangular

Syllables: rec·tan·gu·larUK/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə//ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/

rectangular adjective: having a shape like a rectangle.

rectangular: having a shape like a rectangle
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Adjective

rectangular (not generally comparable, comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Having a shape like a rectangle.
    • rectangular bench
    • rectangular grid
  2. (not comparable, usually) Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

rectangular meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

rectangular in Hindi

आयताकार

rectangular in Tamil

செவ்வக

rectangular in Marathi

आयताकृती, आयताकार

rectangular in Urdu

چورس, مستطیلی
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rectangular in Bengali
আয়তক্ষেত্রাকৃতি aẏotokkhetrakriti
rectangular in Telugu
చతురస్త్ర caturastra, చదరం cadaraṁ
rectangular in Malayalam
ദീർഘചതുരാകൃതിയായ
rectangular in Kannada
ನೇರಮೂಲೆಯ
rectangular in Punjabi
ਮੁਸਤਤੀ mustatī, ਮੁਸਤਤੀਲ mustatīl
rectangular in Gujarati
લંબચોરસ lambcŏras
rectangular in Odia
ଆଯ଼ତାକାର, ଆଯ଼ତକ୍ଷେତ୍ରାକାର
rectangular in Nepali
आयताकार
rectangular in Tagalog
paritadlungin
rectangular in Arabic
مُسْتَطِيل mustaṭīl

Examples of rectangular in a sentence

  • An excavation unit need not be rectangular, if precise measurements are made to assure good provenience.
  • Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.
  • A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.

All 40 example sentences with rectangular

Forms of rectangular

comparativemore rectangular
superlativemost rectangular

Words formed from rectangular

Phrases with rectangular

Questions about rectangular

What does rectangular mean?
Rectangular means having a shape like a rectangle.
What is rectangular in Hindi?
Rectangular in Hindi is आयताकार. See Rectangular meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is rectangular?
Rectangular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rectangular?
Rectangular is pronounced /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/ (US).

Words near rectangular in the dictionary

  1. rectals
  2. rectangle
  3. rectangled
  4. rectanglelike
  5. rectangles
  6. rectangular
  7. rectangular coordinates
  8. rectangular cuboid
  9. rectangular cuboids
  10. rectangular hyperbola
  11. rectangular hyperbolas

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rectangular (page history and authors); rectangular (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rectangular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rectangular (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rectangular (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rectangular (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rectangular (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੁਸਤਤੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); લંબચોરસ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); rectangular (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rectangular (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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