rectangular

[rek-tang-gyuh-ler] / rɛkˈtæŋ gjə lər /

ADJECTIVE

oblong

Synonyms

STRONG

oval ovoid

WEAK

egg-shaped ellipsoidal elliptical elongate long ovaliform ovaloid ovate ovated

ADJECTIVE

square

Synonyms

STRONG

equilateral foursquare quadrate quadratic squared

WEAK

boxlike boxy equal-sided orthogonal quadratical rectilinear right-angled squarish

Example Sentences

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All over England the new man was sent for; all over England he rooted out the mossy avenues, and the sharp rectangularities, and laid down his flowing lines of walks, and of trees.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various

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