Oblong refers to a shape or object which has an elongated form, often rectangular or ellipsoid in shape, significantly longer in one dimension than the other. However, unlike a rectangle, an oblong is not square at its ends.
There's no such thing as an oblong circle, since a stretched circle has to be called an oval, and any rectangle that isn't square is oblong, at least if it's lying on its side (such rectangles can actually be called oblongs).
OBLONG definition: elongated, usually from the square or circular form. See examples of oblong used in a sentence.
/ ˈɑbˌlɔŋ / Add to word list a shape that is longer than it is wide, esp. a rectangle that is not a square (Definition of oblong from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An oblong is a shape which has two long sides and two short sides and in which all the angles are right angles. ...an oblong table. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Adjective oblong (comparative more oblong, superlative most oblong) Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
Definition of oblong noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define oblong. oblong synonyms, oblong pronunciation, oblong translation, English dictionary definition of oblong. adj. 1. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
Oblong definition: Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
Illustrated definition of Oblong: A rectangle that is not a square. It has all right angles and two equal longer sides and two equal shorter...