Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\ (r?k"t??`g'l), n. [F., fr. L. rectus
right + angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.]
(Geom.)
A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled
parallelogram.
Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product
of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes
used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that
is, ab.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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