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oblong
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ob·long  (blông, -lng)
adj.
1. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
2. Having the shape of or resembling a rectangle or an ellipse.
3. Botany Having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.
n.
An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.

[Middle English, from Latin oblongus : ob-, intensive pref. (sense uncertain); see ob- + longus, long; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.]

oblong [ˈɒbˌlɒŋ]
adj
having an elongated, esp rectangular, shape
n
(Mathematics) a figure or object having this shape
[from Latin oblongus, from ob- (intensive) + longus long1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oblongoblong - a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
Adj.1.oblong - (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
2.oblong - deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
Translations
oblong [ˈɒblɒŋ]
A. ADJrectangular, oblongo
B. Nrectángulo m

oblong [ˈɒblɒŋ]
adjoblong*(oblongue)
nrectangle m

oblong
adjrechteckig
nRechteck nt

oblong [ˈɒblɒŋ]
1. adjoblungo/a
2. nrettangolo

oblong [ˈɒblɒŋ]
1. adjoblungo/a
2. nrettangolo

oblong
n oblong [ˈobloŋ]
a two-dimensional, rectangular figure, but with one pair of opposite sides longer than the other pair. langwerpige figuur, langwerpige stuk شَكْل مُسْتَطيل правоъгълник obdélník rektangel das Rechteck ορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο rectángulo ristkülik مستطیل suorakaide rectangle מַלבֵּן आयत oval téglalap segi empat aflangur ferhyrningur (figura di forma oblunga) 楕円形 직사각형 stačiakampis iegarens priekšmets; taisnstūris empat segi panjang rechthoek avlang figur prostokąt figura oblonga dreptunghi продолговатый предмет obdĺžnik pravokotnik pravougaonik avlång figur, rektangel รูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen 長方形 довгаста, подовжена фігура مستطيل hình chữ nhật
adj
shaped like this an oblong table. langwerpige مُسْتَطيل правоъгълен obdélníkový, podlouhlý rektangulær rechteckig στενόμακρος rectangular, oblongo piklik مستطیل مانند suorakaiteen muotoinen rectangulaire מַלבֵּנִי आयताकृति, आयताकार ovalan téglalap alakú segiempat aflangur oblungo 細長い 직사각형의 pailgas garens berbentuk empat segi panjang langwerpig avlang prostokątny oblongo dreptunghiular продолговатый podlhovastý pravokoten pravougaoni avlång, rektangulär ที่เป็นรูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen (şeklinde olan) 長方形的 довгастий; видовжений مستطيل نما có hình chữ nhật

oblong مستطيل الشكل obdélníkový aflang rechteckig επιμήκης alargado pitkulainen oblong dugoljast oblungo 長方形の 길게 늘여진 langwerpig avlang podłużny oblongo продолговатый avlång รูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า dikdörtgen şeklinde dạng hình bình hành 长方形


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