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sub-rectangular

sub-rectangular adjective: having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.

Adjective

sub-rectangular (comparative more sub-rectangular, superlative most sub-rectangular)

  1. Having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.
    • The domestic architecture within settlements conformed to no particular plan, and could consist of free-standing circular to subrectangular houses with one or two rooms...

Forms of sub-rectangular

comparativemore sub-rectangular
superlativemost sub-rectangular

Origin of sub-rectangular

From sub- + rectangular.

Questions about sub-rectangular

What does sub-rectangular mean?
Sub-rectangular means having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.
What part of speech is sub-rectangular?
Sub-rectangular is an adjective.

Words near sub-rectangular in the dictionary

  1. sub-provincial
  2. sub-qubit
  3. sub-qubits
  4. sub-range
  5. sub-ranges
  6. sub-rectangular
  7. sub-reddit
  8. sub-reddits
  9. sub-renter
  10. sub-renters
  11. sub-Sahara

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