Meanings
comparative more rectangular · superlative most rectangular
- not comparableusuallyHaving a shape like a rectangle.
rectangular grid
4 more examples
rectangular bench
rectangular object
rectangular table
Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.
2019 April 3, Janelle Zara, “How to Organize Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020 - not comparableusuallyHaving axes that meet each other with right angles.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishrectangle
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishrectangular
Translations
Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος
- ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios)having a shape like a rectangle
Arabic مُسْتَطِيل
- مُسْتَطِيل (mustaṭīl)having a shape like a rectangle
Bengali আয়তক্ষেত্রাকৃতি
- আয়তক্ষেত্রাকৃতি (aẏotokkhetrakriti)having a shape like a rectangle
Bulgarian правоъ́гълен
- правоъ́гълен (pravoắgălen)having a shape like a rectangle
Catalan rectangular
- rectangularhaving a shape like a rectangle
Chinese Mandarin 矩形的
- 矩形的 (jǔxíng de)having a shape like a rectangle
Czech obdélníkový, rektangulární
- obdélníkovýhaving a shape like a rectangle
- rektangulárníhaving a shape like a rectangle
Danish rektangulær
- rektangulærhaving a shape like a rectangle
Dutch rechthoekig, rechthoekige
- rechthoekighaving a shape like a rectangle
- rechthoekigehaving a shape like a rectangle
Esperanto ortangula
- ortangulahaving a shape like a rectangle
Finnish suorakulmainen, suorakaiteen muotoinen
- suorakulmainenhaving a shape like a rectangle
- suorakaiteen muotoinenhaving a shape like a rectangle
- suorakulmainenhaving axes that meet each other with right angles
French rectangulaire
- rectangulairehaving a shape like a rectangle
German rechteckig, rechtwinklig
- rechteckighaving a shape like a rectangle
- rechtwinklighaving a shape like a rectangle
- rechtwinkelighaving a shape like a rectangle
Greek ορθογώνιος
- ορθογώνιος (orthogónios)having a shape like a rectangle
Hebrew מלבני
- מלבני (malbení)having a shape like a rectangle
Italian rettangolare
- rettangolarehaving a shape like a rectangle
Japanese 直角の
- 直角の (chokkaku no)having a shape like a rectangle
Latin rectiangulus, rectangulus
- rectiangulushaving a shape like a rectangle
- rectangulushaving a shape like a rectangle
Māori porowhā
- porowhāhaving a shape like a rectangle
Norwegian Bokmål rektangulær
- rektangulærhaving a shape like a rectangle
Polish prostokątny, prostopadłościenny
- prostokątnyhaving a shape like a rectangle
- prostopadłościennyhaving axes that meet each other with right angles
Portuguese retangular
- retangularhaving a shape like a rectangle
Russian прямоуго́льный
- прямоуго́льный (prjamougólʹnyj)having a shape like a rectangle
Spanish rectangular
- rectangularhaving a shape like a rectangle
Swedish rektangulär
- rektangulärhaving a shape like a rectangle
Tagalog paritadlungin
- paritadlunginhaving a shape like a rectangle
Welsh cyfongl
- cyfonglhaving a shape like a rectangle
Cite this entry
rectangular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectangular
“rectangular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectangular. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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