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adjective

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1. Shaped like a square (the polygon).

2. Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.

   Example: a square corner

   Synonyms:normalorthogonalperpendicular
   Antonyms:crooked

3. Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.

   Example: 9 is a square number.

4. Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

   Example: square metre