See Also: oblong(dictionary)
oblong(dictionary)
oblong pit of arytenoid cartilage(medicine)
oblong fovea of arytenoid cartilage(medicine)

oblong (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: oblongus, from ob- 'toward' + longus 'long']
BrE an oblong shape has four straight sides at 90 degrees to each other, two of which are longer than the other two
-synonym rectangular rectangular
::an oblong table
AmE an oblong shape is much longer than it is wide
::an oblong leaf
-- oblong n [C]