oblong

The definition of oblong is shaped like a rectangle or ellipse but having one longer end.

(adjective)

An example of oblong used as an adjective is the phrase an "oblong desk" which means a desk that has a leaf on one end.

Oblong is defined as a shape, like a rectangle or an ellipse, with one longer end.

(noun)

An example of an oblong is a leaf on one end of a table.

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See oblong in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

longer than broad; elongated; specif.,
  1. rectangular and longer in one direction than in the other, esp. longer horizontally
  2. elliptical

Origin: ME oblonge < L oblongus, rather long < ob- (see ob-) + longus, long

noun

an oblong figure

See oblong in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin oblongus

Origin: : ob-, intensive pref. (sense uncertain); see ob-

Origin: + longus, long; see del-1 in Indo-European roots

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