RECTANGULAR as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having a set of mutually perpendicular axes
   • meeting at right angles
   Synonym(s)
   • orthogonal (what does orthogonal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wind and sea may displace the ship’’s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
   • a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
   Similar To
   • perpendicular (what does perpendicular mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having four right angles
   Usage Example(s)
   • a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
   Similar To
   • angular (what does angular mean?)
   • angulate (what does angulate mean?)