RECTANGLE | • rectangle n. (Geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles. • rectangle n. (Nontechnical) Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular… • RECTANGLE n. a four-sided plane figure with all its angles right angles, esp. one with unequal adjacent sides. |
RECTIFIED | • rectified v. Simple past tense and past participle of rectify. • RECTIFY v. to correct, put right. |
RECTIFIER | • rectifier n. Something that rectifies. • rectifier n. A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode. • rectifier n. (Nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. |
RECTIFIES | • rectifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rectify. • RECTIFY v. to correct, put right. |
RECTITUDE | • rectitude n. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. • rectitude n. (Now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. • rectitude n. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. |
RECTOCELE | • rectocele n. (Pathology) A hernia of the rectum into the vagina. • RECTOCELE n. the herniation of the rectum into the vagina. |
RECTORATE | • rectorate n. The office of a rector. • RECTORATE n. the office of rector, also RECTORSHIP. |
RECTORESS | • rectoress n. A governess; a rectrix. • rectoress n. The wife of a rector. • RECTORESS n. a female rector, a rector's wife, also RECTRESS. |
RECTORIAL | • rectorial adj. Relating to a rector. • rectorial n. The events associated with the appointment of a new rector. • RECTORIAL adj. pertaining to a rector or a rectory. |
RECTORIES | • rectories n. Plural of rectory. • RECTORY n. a rector's dwelling. |
RECTRICES | • rectrices n. Plural of rectrix. • RECTRIX n. (Latin) a feather of a bird's tail. |