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Rectangle vs Orthogon - What's the difference?

rectangle | orthogon |

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between rectangle and orthogon

is that rectangle is (geometry) a quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles while orthogon is (geometry) a rectangular figure .

As nouns the difference between rectangle and orthogon

is that rectangle is (geometry) a quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles while orthogon is (geometry) a right angled triangle.

rectangle

English

(wikipedia rectangle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

    • Synonyms

    * (quadrilateral) oblong (not in technical use)

    Hyponyms

    * (quadrilateral) square

    Related terms

    * rectangular * rectilinear * rectification * rectify

    External links

    * * * ----

    orthogon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) a right angled triangle
  • (geometry) a rectangular figure

    • Derived terms

    * orthogonal