Meaning

3 senses

  1. Something with an oblong shape.

    Oblong, Oblongum, Quadratum oblongum

  2. A rectangle with length and width that are different.

  3. An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.

More definitions
  • a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation

Examples

9 sentences

  1. The oblong box, is this one?

    terrywallwork · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Phobos has an oblong shape with an average diameter of about 14 miles (22 kilometers).

    dePhobos ist von länglicher Gestalt mit einem durchschnittlichen Durchmesser von 22 km. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. My head is oblong.

    canonrebel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. It was an oblong shape.

    ruОн был продолговатой формы. — Wezel

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Is it this oblong box?

    terrywallwork · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
with an oblong shape:

Origin

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: oblongs
Singularoblong
Pluraloblongs

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
obliterateoblivionobliviousobnoxiousoboeobscene

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