Definition of oblong Oblong
/ɑˈblɔŋ/ - [ablong] - ob•long
We found 11 definitions of oblong from 5 different sources.
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What does oblong mean?
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NounPlural: oblongs |
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| oblong - a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation | ||
| plane figure, two-dimensional figure a two-dimensional shape | ||
Adjectiveoblong, oblonger, oblongest |
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| oblong - deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction | ||
| long having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply" | ||
| oblong - (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides | ||
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Wiktionary 
- oblong (Noun)
Something with an oblong shape. - oblong (Noun)
A rectangle having length greater than width. - oblong (Adjective)
Describing something that is longer than it is wide. - oblong (Adjective)
Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oblong (a.)
Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular. - oblong (n.)
A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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oblong
ob′long, adj. long in one way: longer than broad.—n. (geom.) a rectangle longer than broad: any oblong figure.—adj. Ob′longish.—adv. Ob′longly.—n. Ob′longness. [Fr.,—L. ob, over, longus, long.]
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🔤- oblong, noun, singular of oblongs.
- oblong, adjective.
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