rectangular
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rectangular clock face
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/
- Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
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Adjective
rectangular (not generally comparable, comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)
Derived terms
Translations
having a shape like a rectangle
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having axes that meet each other with right angles
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulars)
Further reading
- “rectangular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
rectángulo + -ar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares)
Related terms
Further reading
- “rectangular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Adjective
rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of retangular. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rectangulaire.
Adjective
rectangular m or n (feminine singular rectangulară, masculine plural rectangulari, feminine and neuter plural rectangulare)
Declension
Declension of rectangular
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | rectangular | rectangulară | rectangulari | rectangulare | ||
| definite | rectangularul | rectangulara | rectangularii | rectangularele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | rectangular | rectangulare | rectangulari | rectangulare | ||
| definite | rectangularului | rectangularei | rectangularilor | rectangularelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
From rectángulo + -ar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulares)
Related terms
Further reading
- “rectangular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014