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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ob·long    Audio Help   [ob-lawng, -long] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
2.in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.
–noun
3.an oblong figure.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME oblonge < L oblongus rather long, equiv. to ob- ob- + longus long1]

ob·long·ish, adjective
ob·long·ly, adverb
ob·long·ness, noun
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ob·long    Audio Help   (ŏb'lông', -lŏng')  Pronunciation Key 
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 an ellipse.
  3. Botany Having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.

n.   An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.


[Middle English, from Latin oblongus : ob-, intensive pref. (sense uncertain); see ob- + longus, long; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
oblong 
c.1420, from L. oblongus originally "somewhat long," from ob "to, toward" + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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oblong

adjective
1. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides 
2. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction 

noun
1. a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
oblong [ˈobloŋ] noun
a two-dimensional, rectangular figure, but with one pair of opposite sides longer than the other pair
Arabic: شَكْل مُسْتَطيل
Chinese (Simplified): 长方形
Chinese (Traditional): 長方形
Czech: obdélník
Danish: rektangel
Dutch: rechthoek
Estonian: ristkülik
Finnish: suorakaide
French: rectangle
German: das Rechteck
Greek: ορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο
Hungarian: téglalap
Icelandic: aflangur ferhyrningur
Indonesian: segi empat
Italian: (figura di forma oblunga)
Japanese: 楕円形
Korean: 장방형
Latvian: iegarens priekšmets; taisnstūris
Lithuanian: stačiakampis
Norwegian: avlang figur
Polish: prostokąt
Portuguese (Brazil): retângulo
Portuguese (Portugal): figura oblonga
Romanian: dreptunghi
Russian: продолговатый предмет
Slovak: obdĺžnik
Slovenian: pravokotnik
Spanish: rectángulo
Swedish: avlång figur, rektangel
Turkish: dikdörtgen
oblong [ˈobloŋ] adjective
shaped like this
Example: an oblong table
Arabic: مُسْتَطيل
Chinese (Simplified): 长方形的
Chinese (Traditional): 長方形的
Czech: obdélníkový, podlouhlý
Danish: rektangulær
Dutch: langwerpig
Estonian: piklik
Finnish: pitkulainen
French: rectangulaire
German: rechteckig
Greek: στενόμακρος
Hungarian: téglalap alakú
Icelandic: aflangur
Indonesian: segiempat
Italian: oblungo
Japanese: 細長い
Korean: 장방형의
Latvian: garens
Lithuanian: pailgas
Norwegian: avlang
Polish: prostokątny
Portuguese (Brazil): retangular
Portuguese (Portugal): oblongo
Romanian: dreptunghiular
Russian: продолговатый
Slovak: podlhovastý
Slovenian: pravokoten
Spanish: rectangular, oblongo
Swedish: avlång, rektangulär
Turkish: dikdörtgen (şeklinde olan)
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Oblong, IL (village, FIPS 55106) Location: 39.00222 N, 87.90845 W
Population (1990): 1616 (794 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62449

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Oblong

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

Ob"long\, n. 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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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