noun
- plural of rectangle; four-sided geometric shapes with four right angles and opposite sides that are equal and parallel
Usage: geometry
Examples
- The students drew several rectangles on their worksheets.
- Most windows and doors are shaped like rectangles.
- She cut the paper into small rectangles for the art project.
- The garden was divided into neat rectangles for different vegetables.
- Rectangles have two pairs of parallel sides.
- The architect used rectangles as the basic design elements.
- We learned to calculate the area of rectangles in math class.