Rectangular Solid

Pronunciation: /rɛkˈtæŋ.gjə.lər ˈsɒl.ɪd/ Explain

A rectangular solid is a 3-dimensional polyhedron whose faces are all rectangles and whose faces meet at right angles.

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Manipulative 1 - Rectangular Solid Created with GeoGebra.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, rectangular solid. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 152. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Rectangular Solid. 3/29/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/r/rectangularsolid.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

3/29/2019: Changed manipulative to 3d. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
12/4/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra app. (McAdams, David E.)
5/5/2011: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)