rectangle

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

rectangle

from the Latin rectus (straight) and angulus (angle), because what is rectangular is what has one or more right angles.

Definition

géométrie

Plural

rectangles

Hyperonyms

polygonequadranglequadrilatèretrapèzeparallélogramme

Hyponym

carré

Translations

  • germangerman:Rechteck
  • englishenglish:rectangle
  • chinesechinese:长方形
  • koreankorean:장방형
  • spanishspanish:rectángulo
  • finnishfinnish:suorakulmio
  • japanesejapanese:長方形
  • dutchdutch:rechthoek
  • swedishswedish:rektangel

See also

rectangularité (cn.) rectangulaire (adj.)