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 bulky rectangular device—visible to the customer only as a silver plate with four light sensors—was one of the store’s ten brand-new Spectra-Physics Model A’s.
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Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
Standing in front of an 800-year-old gateway in Cambodia, visitors are likely drawn to the massive stone sculpture that surrounds the simple rectangular gate.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
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Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
Standing in front of an 800-year-old gateway in Cambodia, visitors are likely drawn to the massive stone sculpture that surrounds the simple rectangular gate.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 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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