1565-75; < Medieval Latinrēctangulum,Late Latinrēctiangulum right-angled triangle (noun use of neuter of rēctiangulus having a right angle), equivalent to rēcti-recti- + angulumangle1
Examples from the web for rectangle
Turn onto lightly floured surface and pat into shape of small rectangle.
Each test involved a jazzy rectangle crossing the screen either before or after a plain one.
Use these dimensions to cut a rectangle from the paper you are recycling.
You'll need a mighty big spaceship to make that rectangle.
Roll dough to a rectangle on a floured board using a lightly floured rolling pin.
Next it has him connect the lines across the top and bottom, resulting in a long rectangle broken into eight boxes.
Click and drag a rectangle around your state to zoom in.
Brush the exposed borders of dough on each rectangle with the egg wash.
The same thing happens when they're exposed to a long and narrow yellow rectangle.
Each column wants to exit the border of the rectangle on the side opposite from where it comes.
British Dictionary definitions for rectangle
rectangle
/ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl/
noun
1.
a parallelogram having four right angles Compare rhombus
Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin rectangulum, from Latin rectus straight + angulus angle
Word Origin and History for rectangle
n.
1570s, from Middle French rectangle (16c.) and directly from Late Latin rectangulum, from rect-, comb. form of Latin rectus "right" (see right (adj.1)) + Old French angle (see angle (n.)). Medieval Latin rectangulum meant "a triangle having a right angle."
rectangle in Science
rectangle
(rěk'tāng'gəl) A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.