sub-rectangular

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ rectangular.

Adjective

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

  1. Having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.[1]
    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...[2]

References

  1. ^ Griset, Suzanne (2004) “Requirements for the Preparation of Archaeological Project Collections for Submission to the Arizona State Museum”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, archived from the original on 21 June 2010, page 14
  2. ^ Edens, Christoper (1995 Aug. - Nov.) “Transcaucasia at the End of the Early Bronze Age”, in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, volume 299/300, number The Archaeology of Empire in Ancient Anatolia, The American Schools of Oriental Research, pages 53-64