Associations to the word «Oblong»

Wiktionary

OBLONG, adjective. Longer than wide.
OBLONG, adjective. Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.
OBLONG, noun. Something with an oblong shape.
OBLONG, noun. A rectangle having length greater than width.
OBLONG NUMBER, noun. (mathematics) rectangular number

Dictionary definition

OBLONG, noun. A plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation.
OBLONG, adjective. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides.
OBLONG, adjective. Deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction.

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