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Rectangular

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

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Angular 84% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Angular 84% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Angulate 84% connected

Alt. of Angulated

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Angulate 84% connected

Alt. of Angulated

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Perpendicular 84% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Perpendicular 84% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Oblongness 74% connected

State or quality of being oblong.

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Oblongness 74% connected

State or quality of being oblong.

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Rectangle 74% connected

A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rectangle 74% connected

A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.

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Orthogonal 92% connected

Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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