oblong

[ ob-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

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adjective

elongated, usually from the square or circular form.

in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.

noun

an oblong figure.

Origin of oblong

1375–1425; late Middle English oblonge < Latin oblongus rather long, equivalent to ob- ob- + longus long¹

OTHER WORDS FROM oblong

ob·long·ish, adjective ob·long·ly, adverb ob·long·ness, noun

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Or, maybe a satellite in an oblong orbit around earth—the closer it gets, the faster it flies.

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An oblong bomb-hole marked the back wall, and windows were empty of their glass.

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Door-latches were made of wood, also oblong buttons to fasten chamber and cupboard doors.

Home Life in Colonial Days |Alice Morse Earle
Stir it well together, and form it into cakes three quarters of an inch thick in the middle and oblong in shape.

The Century Cook Book |Mary Ronald

She turned the oblong handle which released two of the windows, pulled it towards her, and drank in the fresh night air.

A Butterfly on the Wheel |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The Cranium is an oblong box, with a flattened floor and a more irregular roof.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The room for the exhibition ought to be large, and of an oblong shape.

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British Dictionary definitions for oblong

oblong

/ (ˈɒbˌlɒŋ) /

adjective

having an elongated, esp rectangular, shape

noun

a figure or object having this shape

Word Origin for oblong

C15: from Latin oblongus, from ob- (intensive) + longus long 1

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