rectangular

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/
  • Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

rectangular (not generally comparable, comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)

  1. Having a shape like a rectangle.
  2. Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From rectangle +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈlar]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [rək.təŋ.ɡuˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [rek.taŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
  • Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulars)

  1. rectangular

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fron rectángulo +‎ ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /rɛktaŋɡuˈlaɾ/ [rɛk.t̪ɑŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /rɛktaŋħuˈlaɾ/ [rɛk.t̪ɑŋ.ħuˈlaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares)

  1. rectangular

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of retangular. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French rectangulaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rek.tan.ɡuˈlar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or n (feminine singular rectangulară, masculine plural rectangulari, feminine and neuter plural rectangulare)

  1. rectangular

Declension

Declension of rectangular
singular plural
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

  • IPA(key): /reɡtanɡuˈlaɾ/ [reɣ̞.t̪ãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: rec‧tan‧gu‧lar

Adjective

rectangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectangulares)

  1. rectangular

Further reading