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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
Adjective
having an elongated, rectangular shape
Noun
a figure or object having this shape [Latin oblongus]
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 [ˈɔblɔŋ] adjrectangular
oblong [ˈɔblɔŋ] adjoblong(ue)
nrectangle m
oblong [ˈɔblɔŋ] adjrechteckig
nRechteck nt
oblong [ˈɔblɔŋ] adjoblungo/a

oblong
n oblong [ˈobloŋ]
a two-dimensional, rectangular figure, but with one pair of opposite sides longer than the other pair. langwerpige figuur, langwerpige stukشَكْل مُسْتَطيلправоъгълникobdélníkrektangeldas Rechteckορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμοrectánguloristkülikمستطیلsuorakaiderectangleמַלבֵּןआयतovaltéglalapsegi empataflangur ferhyrningur(figura di forma oblunga)楕円形장방형stačiakampisiegarens priekšmets; taisnstūrisempat segi panjangrechthoekavlang figurprostokątfigura oblongadreptunghiпродолговатый предметobdĺžnikpravokotnikpravougaonikavlång figur, rektangelรูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้าdikdörtgen長方形довгаста, подовжена фігураمستطيلhình chữ nhật
adj
shaped like this an oblong table.langwerpigeمُسْتَطيلправоъгъленobdélníkový, podlouhlýrektangulærrechteckigστενόμακροςrectangular, oblongopiklikمستطیل مانندpitkulainenrectangulaireמַלבֵּנִיआयताकृति, आयताकारovalantéglalap alakúsegiempataflanguroblungo細長い장방형[]의pailgasgarensberbentuk empat segi panjanglangwerpigavlangprostokątnyoblongodreptunghiularпродолговатыйpodlhovastýpravokotenpravougaoniavlång, rektangulärที่เป็นรูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้าdikdörtgen (şeklinde olan)長方形的довгастий; видовженийمستطيل نماcó hình chữ nhật

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