Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectangular

/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: rec-tan-gu-lar
IPA: /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shape like a rectangle.

adj

Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

Example Sentences

"rectangular bench"
"rectangular grid"
"rectangular object"
"rectangular table"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/
British English: /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/

Inflected Forms

more rectangular (comparative) most rectangular (superlative)

Derived Forms

birectangular equirectangular hyperrectangular nonrectangular rectangularise rectangularity rectangularization rectangularly rectangularness rectangularwise subrectangular trirectangular

Phrases

rapid rectangular flashing beacon rectangular coordinates rectangular cuboid rectangular hyperbola rectangular number sub-rectangular

Synonyms

orthogonal

Rhymes With

angular triangular equiangular

Questions

How do you pronounce rectangular?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/.
What does rectangular mean?: Having a shape like a rectangle.

How to pronounce rectangular

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