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Oblong definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OB'LONG, a. [L. oblongus.] Longer than broad.
OB'LONG, n. A figure or solid which is longer than it is broad.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
2: deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction n
1: a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French oblonge, from Latin oblongus, from ob- toward + longus long — more at long Date: 15th century deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by elongation in one dimension <an oblong piece of paper> <an oblong melon> • oblong noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 deviating from a square form by having one long axis, esp. rectangular with adjacent sides unequal. 2 greater in breadth than in height. --n. an oblong figure or object. Etymology: ME f. L oblongus longish (as OB-, longus long)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Oblong Ob"long, n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad. The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. --Sir W. Temple.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Oblong Ob"long, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(oblongs) An oblong is a shape which has two long sides and two short sides and in which all the angles are right angles. ...an oblong table. = rectangle N-COUNT: oft N n

Moby Thesaurus

cube-shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, elliptical, elongated, foursquare, oblongated, oblongitudinal, orthogonal, quadrangular, quadrate, quadriform, quadrilateral, rectangular, rhombic, rhomboid, square, tetragonal, tetrahedral, trapezohedral, trapezoid