oblong

ob·long

O0012000 (ŏb′lông′, -lŏng′)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 ellipse.3. Botany Having an elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.n. An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.

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

oblong

(ˈɒbˌlɒŋ) adjhaving an elongated, esp rectangular, shapen (Mathematics) a figure or object having this shape[C15: from Latin oblongus, from ob- (intensive) + longus long¹]

ob•long

(ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ)

adj. 1. elongated, usu. from the square or circular form. 2. in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other. n. 3. an oblong figure. [1375–1425; late Middle English oblonge < Latin oblongus=ob- ob- + longus long¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oblong - a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongationplane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
Adj.	1.	oblong - (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sidesunsubdivided, 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 directionlong - 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

长方形长方形的

oblong

(ˈobloŋ) noun a two-dimensional, rectangular figure, but with one pair of opposite sides longer than the other pair. 長方形 长方形 adjective shaped like this. an oblong table. 長方形的 长方形的

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