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Webster 1913 Edition

Oblong

Ob′long

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

Ob′long

,
Noun.
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 1828 Edition

Oblong

OB'LONG

,
Adj.
[L. oblongus.] Longer than broad.

OB'LONG

,
Noun.
A figure or solid which is longer than it is broad.

Definition 2024

oblong

oblong

English

Adjective

oblong ‎(comparative more oblong, superlative most oblong)

  1. Longer than wide.
  2. Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.

Translations

Noun

oblong ‎(plural oblongs)

  1. Something with an oblong shape.
  2. A rectangle having length greater than width.

Translations

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See also

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin oblongus.

Adjective

oblong m ‎(feminine oblonga, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

  1. oblong

French

Adjective

oblong m ‎(feminine singular oblongue, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

  1. oblong

Etymology

From Latin oblongus.

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