Rectangular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having four right angles

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɛktˈæŋɡjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɛktˈaŋɡjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɛktˈaŋɡjʊlə/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹɛktˈæŋɡjʊlɚ/.

Examples

a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orthogonal

Parts of Speech

adjective	having four right angles “a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide”
adjective	having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles “wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes”

Word Forms

rectangle	noun	a parallelogram with four right angles
rectangularity	noun	the property of being shaped like a rectangle
orthogonality	noun	the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rechteckig

mit vier rechten Winkeln

🇫🇷French

rectangulaire

avoir quatre angles droits

🇮🇹Italian

rettangolare

avente quattro angoli retti

🇳🇱Dutch

rechthoekig

met vier rechte hoeken

🇵🇹Portuguese

retangular

tendo quatro ângulos retos

🇷🇺Russian

прямоугольный

имеющий четыре прямых угла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आयताकार

चार समकोण होना

🇧🇩Bengali

আয়তক্ষেত্রাকার

চারটি সমকোণ রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

செவ்வக

நான்கு வலது கோணங்களைக் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

దీర్ఘచతురస్రాకార

నాలుగు లంబ కోణాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आयताकृती

चार काटकोन असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંબચોરસ

ચાર કાટકોણ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಯತಾಕಾರದ

ನಾಲ್ಕು ಲಂಬ ಕೋನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദീർഘചതുരം

നാല് വലത് കോണുകൾ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਇਤਾਕਾਰ

ਚਾਰ ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਣ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستطیل

چار دائیں زاویوں کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矩形的

有四个直角

🇯🇵Japanese

長方形

4つの直角を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

직사각형

네 개의 직각을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hình chữ nhật

có bốn góc vuông

🇹🇭Thai

สี่เหลี่ยม

มีมุมฉากสี่มุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

persegi panjang

mempunyai empat sudut siku-siku

🇵🇭Filipino

hugis-parihaba

pagkakaroon ng apat na tamang anggulo

🇲🇾Malay

segi empat tepat

mempunyai empat sudut tepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستطيلة

وجود أربع زوايا قائمة

🇮🇷Persian

مستطیل شکل

دارای چهار زاویه راست

🇹🇷Turkish

dikdörtgen

dört dik açıya sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַלבֵּנִי

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