rectangular - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rectangular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rectangular

[ a.]

- Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees.

1 . rectangular

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Example in sentence:

a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system;
wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes

Meaning (2):
- having four right angles

Example in sentence:

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