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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rectangle  \Rec"tan`gle\  (r?k"t??`g'l),  n.  [F.,  fr  L.  rectus 
  right  +  angulus  angle.  See  {Right},  and  {Angle}.]  (Geom.) 
  A  four-sided  figure  having  only  right  angles;  a  right-angled 
  parallelogram. 
 
  Note:  As  the  area  of  a  rectangle  is  expressed  by  the  product 
  of  its  two  dimensions,  the  term  rectangle  is  sometimes 
  used  for  product;  as  the  rectangle  of  a  and  b,  that 
  is  ab 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rectangle  \Rec"tan`gle\,  a. 
  Rectangular.  [R.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rectangle 
  n  :  a  parallelogram  with  four  right  angles 




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