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oblong

  • adjective
  • /ˈɒblɒŋ/

Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.

Other meanings

  1. en Roughly rectangular or elliptical.

  2. Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

Related words

  • oblongish
  • oblongly
  • oblongness
  • oblong number
  • suboblong

Word history

From Latin "oblongus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “oblong” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.