oblong
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒb.lɒŋ/us/ˈɑː.blɑːŋ/UK
aflatshapewith foursidesand fouranglesof 90° andoppositesidesofequallength
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US
anobjectorshapethat islongerthan it iswide
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- conic
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- dome
- isosceles triangle
- Maltese cross
- oval
- pear-shaped
- prism
- pyramid
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
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oblong
adjective
uk/ˈɒb.lɒŋ/us/ˈɑː.blɑːŋ/UK
having aflatshapewith foursidesand fouranglesof 90° andoppositesidesofequallength:
an oblongbox
Violetsatdown at the oblongoaktablethat was against thewall.
Synonym
rectangular
US
having ashapethat islongerthan it iswide:
oblongloavesofbread
It's ashrubwithnarrow, oblongleaves.
- Theroomwas of anarrow, oblongshape.
- Theflat, oblongtinwasfullofchunkyrings.
- Divide thedoughin two andshapethepartsinto oblongloaves.
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- conic
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- dome
- isosceles triangle
- Maltese cross
- oval
- pear-shaped
- prism
- pyramid
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Patterns and shapes