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tapawhā

1. (stative) four-sided.


2. (noun) rectangle.

Ko te tapatoru, te tapawhā, te tapaono me te tapawaru, he momo taparau (PK 2008:854). / The triangle, the rectangle, the hexagon and the octagon are types of polygons.

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Synonyms: tapawhā hāngai


3. (noun) quadrilateral.

E whā ngā rārangi torotika e hono ana hei hanga i te tapawhā, e whā hoki ngā kiko roto. Ahakoa te āhua o te tapawhā, ko te 360° te tapeke o ōna koki roto (TRP 2010:257). / Four straight lines join to form a quadrilateral, there are also four internal angles. No matter the shape of the quadrilateral, its four internal angles always add up to 360° (TRP 2010:257).

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