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    rectangle
    rec‧tan‧gle /ˈrektæŋɡəl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: rectangulus 'having a right angle', from Latin rectus 'right' + angulus 'angle'
    a shape that has four straight sides, two of which are usually longer than the other two, and four 90° angles at the corners ⇨ square
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ types of shapes
       ▪ square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
       ▪ circle a round shape that is like an O
       ▪ semicircle half a circle
       ▪ triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
       ▪ rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
       ▪ oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
       ▪ cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
       ▪ cube a solid object with six equal square sides
       ▪ pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
       ▪ sphere a shape like a ball