rectangle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rect·angle [rectangle rectangles] BrE [ˈrektæŋɡl] NAmE [ˈrektæŋɡl] noun
a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°
Derived Word: ↑rectangular

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin rectangulum, from late Latin rectiangulum, based on Latin rectus ‘straight’ + angulus ‘an angle’.