oblong
IPA: ˈɑbɫɔŋ
noun
- Something with an oblong shape.
- A rectangle with length and width that are different.
- An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.
verb
- To extend so as to form an oblong shape.
- To give an oblong shape to.
adjective
- Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
- Roughly rectangular or elliptical.
- (bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.
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Examples of "oblong" in Sentences
- The labellum is entire and oblong.
- The outline of the shell is oblongate.
- The oblong leaves appear at the base of the plant.
- The leaves are oblong in shape and woolly in texture.
- The oblong shape of the candy bar resembles a potato.
- The leaves of the tree range from oblong to elliptic.
- The oblong body of the chagane consists of nine parts.
- The leaves are oblong or lance shaped and toothed on the edges.
- The dorsal sepal is obovate, and the lateral sepals are oblong.
- In the middle of the center field, there is a polygonal oblong medallion.