Associations to the word «Oblong»

Wiktionary

OBLONG, adjective. Longer than wide.
OBLONG, adjective. Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.
OBLONG, noun. Something with an oblong shape.
OBLONG, noun. A rectangle having length greater than width.
OBLONG NUMBER, noun. (mathematics) rectangular number

Dictionary definition

OBLONG, noun. A plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation.
OBLONG, adjective. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides.
OBLONG, adjective. Deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley