rect·angle [rectanglerectangles] BrE [ˈrektæŋɡl] NAmE [ˈrektæŋɡl] noun a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90° Derived Word: ↑rectangular
Word Origin: late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin rectangulum, from late Latin rectiangulum, based on Latin rectus ‘straight’ + angulus ‘an angle’.