- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition: |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other.
Our old kitchen table was round, but our new one is a rectangle.
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Rectangle is a word made by combining
rectus, the Latin word for "right," and "angle."
The word rectangle
contains the following part:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means
king, rule, guide; straight
Example words:
correct,
direct,
direction,
director,
dirigible,
erect,
irregular,
rectangle,
regime,
regiment,
region,
regular,
regulate,
regulation