sub-rectangular

adjective

Having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.

“The domestic architecture within settlements conformed to no particular plan, and could consist of free-standing circular to subrectangular houses with one or two rooms...”

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Meanings

adjectivesub-rectangular (comparative more sub-rectangular, superlative most sub-rectangular)

comparative more sub-rectangular · superlative most sub-rectangular

  1. Having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges.

    The domestic architecture within settlements conformed to no particular plan, and could consist of free-standing circular to subrectangular houses with one or two rooms...

Origin

From sub- + rectangular.

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APA

sub-rectangular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-rectangular

MLA

“sub-rectangular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-rectangular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-rectangular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-rectangular.

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