Meaning of OBLONG
| Pronunciation: | | 'âb`long
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- [n] a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- [adj] deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
- [adj] of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
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| | Synonyms: | | long, rounded, simple, unsubdivided |
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| | See Also: | | plane figure, two-dimensional figure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see {Ob-}) + longus long:
cf. F. oblong.]
Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
\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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Having the length greater than the width but not many times greater, and the sides parallel. |
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| | Related Terms: | | cubed, cube-shaped, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, elliptical, elongated, foursquare, oblongated, oblongitudinal, orthogonal, quadrangular, quadrate, quadriform, quadrilateral, rectangular, rhombic, rhomboid, square, tetragonal, tetrahedral, trapezohedral, trapezoid |
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