Definition of OBLONG

oblong

Meanings

Plural: oblongs

Noun

  • a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
  • Something with an oblong shape.
  • A rectangle with length and width that are different.
  • An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.

Adjective Satellite

  • (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
  • deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

Adj

  • Having 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.

Verb

  • To extend so as to form an oblong shape.
  • To give an oblong shape to.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Scrabble Score: 9

oblong is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
oblong is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oblong is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

oblong is a valid Words With Friends word