oblong
adjective/ˈɒblɒŋ/
/ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
- an oblong shape has four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°Topics Colours and Shapesc2
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- (North American English) used to describe any shape that is longer than it is wide
- an oblong melon
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin oblongus ‘longish’.
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