rectangular
adjective
rect·an·gu·lar
rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər 
1
: shaped like a rectangle
a rectangular area
2
a
: crossing, lying, or meeting at a right angle
rectangular axes
b
: having edges, surfaces, or faces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles
rectangular parallelepipeds
a rectangular solid
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The complex — which includes residential units, workshops, a burial site and a terrace — was occupied by a community of artisans around 2000 to 1600 B.C.
Found at the western side of the site, the temple ruins made up a small rectangular room, researchers said.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
These have a white rectangular plastic housing that plugs into the wall.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2024
What to look for: Gold slides with a completely flat sole and a rectangular one-piece leather area to fit the foot.
—Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 2 July 2024
Advertisement The tanks, skewed from an ordinary rectangular shape to an angled parallelogram, each hold a sculptural model of a cityscape — New York, Washington, D.C., and, judging from the architecture, what appears to be a mash-up of Beijing, Chicago, San Francisco and other global urban sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
These have a white rectangular plastic housing that plugs into the wall.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2024
What to look for: Gold slides with a completely flat sole and a rectangular one-piece leather area to fit the foot.
—Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 2 July 2024
Advertisement The tanks, skewed from an ordinary rectangular shape to an angled parallelogram, each hold a sculptural model of a cityscape — New York, Washington, D.C., and, judging from the architecture, what appears to be a mash-up of Beijing, Chicago, San Francisco and other global urban sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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rectangular
adjective
rect·an·gu·lar
rek-ˈtaŋ-gyə-lər
1
: shaped like a rectangle
a rectangular building
2
: having edges, faces, or surfaces that meet at right angles : having faces or surfaces shaped like rectangles
a rectangular solid
rectangular blocks
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