rectangular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having four right angles
    • a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
  2. adjective satellite having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
    orthogonal.
    • wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
    • a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system

WordNet


Rec*tan"gu*lar adjective
Etymology
CF. F. rectangulaire.
Definitions
  1. Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly adv. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.

Webster 1913