oblong
Phonetic
US /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/UK /ˈɒblɒŋ/
Translations
ADJHaving a length and width that are different; not square or circular., Roughly rectangular or elliptical., Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.
NOUNSomething with an oblong shape., A rectangle with length and width that are different., An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.
VERBTo extend so as to form an oblong shape., To give an oblong shape to.
Variants
- oblongs: Third Person Singular, Plural
- oblonging: Present Participle
- oblonged: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
, named for the great composer beloved by mathematicians everywhere: an oblong
Source:cn.nytimes.com
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