oblong shape

collocation in English

meaningsofoblongandshape

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oblong
adjective
uk
/ˈɒb.lɒŋ/us
/ˈɑː.blɑːŋ/
UK
having a flat shape with four sides and four angles of 90° and opposite sides of ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofoblongandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Our study has confirmed the rounded shape of the dominant left ventricle in tricuspid atresia as compared to theoblongshapeof the normal left ventricle.
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On a well-selected side of bacon there will be anoblongshapeof lean meat.
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However, the huarache normally is two or three times as large as a sope and has a characteristicoblongshape.
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It has anoblongshapeand has a surface area of 25.71 acres.
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Certain buildings found in citadels having a central room, the "megaron", ofoblongshapesurrounded by small rooms may have served as places of worship.
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The crater has a discernibleoblongshapethat is not caused by foreshortening.
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The leaves are opposite, in an oval tooblongshape, with an acute apex that ends in a pointed end up to 1 mm long.
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They are covered in soft pubescence and are plump with a broadly ovate (i.e. egg-shaped) to broadlyoblongshape.
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The tenderloin is anoblongshapespanning two primal cuts: the short loin and the sirloin.
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The leaves are alternate, dark-green and glossy, and have anoblongshapethat narrows to a point.
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Spores are thin-walled with a narrowly elliptical tooblongshape, and dimensions of 915 by 35 m.
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The leaves are opposite, 410 cm long and 24 cm broad, with an ovate tooblongshapeand an entire margin.
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Itsoblongshapeand hard rind made it easy to stack and ship.
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Leaves have anoblongshapesometimes spatulate tipped, 5 to 13 centimeters (2 to 5 inches) long and 1 - 2 centimeters wide.
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Theoblongshapeof the candy bar resembles a potato.
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A child that can not conserve will answer that the shapes have different amounts of claythat theoblongshapehas more.
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The cab-side window assembly incorporated half moon -shaped inoperable panes which resulted in an overalloblongshape.
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The fruit has a distinct warty exterior and anoblongshape.
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The camera was mostly marketed at children with its simple functionality, low-cost, andoblongshape.
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