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- Dictionaryoblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/
noun
- 1. a rectangular object or flat figure with unequal adjacent sides: "an oblong of grass"
adjective
- 1. having the shape of an oblong: "oblong tables"
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Oblong is a general but useful term for describing the shape of things such as leaves. There's no such thing as an oblong circle, since a stretched circle has to be called an oval, and any rectangle that isn't square is oblong, at least if it's lying on its side (such rectangles can actually be called oblongs).
OBLONG definition: 1. a flat shape with four sides and four angles of 90° and opposite sides of equal length 2. an…. Learn more.
OBLONG meaning: 1. a flat shape with four sides and four angles of 90° and opposite sides of equal length 2. an…. Learn more.
If you take a rectangle or a circle and stretch it out, you end up with an elongated shape called an oblong. If you stretch a circle until it becomes an oval, you've made it oblong.
An oblong is a shape which has two long sides and two short sides and in which all the angles are right angles.
Definition of oblong noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word oblong mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word oblong, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. oblong has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. insects (Middle English) plants (Middle English) geometry (late 1500s)
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. oblong. / ˈɒbˌlɒŋ / adjective. having an elongated, esp rectangular, shape.
Oblong Definition. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction. Longer than broad; elongated.
ob·long. (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.
