oblong

(ŏb'lông', -lŏng')
adj.

1. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
2. Having the shape of or resembling a rectangle or an ellipse.
3. Botany. Having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.

n.
An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.

[Middle English, from Latin oblongus : ob-, intensive pref. (sense uncertain); see ob- + longus, long.]

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Catalog, book, or periodical that is bound on the short side. Books of coupons are frequently bound in this manner to facilitate removal of the coupons.

For a list of words related to oblong, see:

• Physical Attributes
• Geometric Shapes and Mathematically Defined Forms - oblong: square, circle, or sphere that is elongated in one dimension, esp. rectangular figure with unequal adjacent sides
• Shapes - oblong: square, circle, or sphere elongated in one dimension

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aflang
n. - aflang figur, rektangel

Nederlands (Dutch)
rechthoek(ig), langwerpig

Français (French)
adj. - rectangulaire, oblong
n. - rectangle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rechteckig
n. - Rechteck

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιμήκης, στενόμακρος
n. - ορθογώνιο (παραλληλόγραμμο)

Italiano (Italian)
oblungo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alongado
n. - oblongo (m)

Русский (Russian)
продолговатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oblongo, rectangular
n. - rectángulo, cuadrilongo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avlång, rektangulär
n. - avlång figur, rektangel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长方形的, 椭园形的, 长方形, 椭园形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 長方形的, 橢園形的
n. - 長方形, 橢園形

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직사각형의, 타원형의
n. - 타원형, 직사각형

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 長方形の, 横長の
n. - 長方形, 横に長い形

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستطيل (الاسم) شكل مستطيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלבני‬
n. - ‮מלבן‬

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