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单词 oblong
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oblong

(ɒblɒŋ, US -lɔːŋ)
Word forms: plural oblongs
countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
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.

oblong in British English

(ˈɒbˌlɒŋ)
adjective
1. 
having an elongated, esp rectangular, shape
noun
2. 
a figure or object having this shape
Word origin
C15: from Latin oblongus, from ob- (intensive) + longus long1

oblong in American English

(ˈɑbˌlɔŋ)
adjective
1. 
longer than broad; elongated
; specif.,
a. 
rectangular and longer in one direction than in the other, esp. longer horizontally
b. 
elliptical
noun
2. 
an oblong figure
Word origin
ME oblonge < L oblongus, rather long < ob- (see ob-) + longus, long1

Examples of 'oblong' in a sentence
oblong

Ten genuine sparkling diamonds mark time alongside roman numerals on a elegant oblong face.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
These little pies could be any size you fancy or the pastry folded over to make one big oblong pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Roll it out into an oblong on a dusted pastry board, so that it is wide enough to wrap the beef.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)

In other languages
oblong

British English: oblong /ˈɒbˌlɒŋ/ ADJECTIVE
An oblong shape is one which has two long sides and two short sides and in which all the angles are right angles.
...an oblong table.
  • American English: oblong
  • Arabic: مُسْتَطِيلٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: oblongo
  • Chinese: 长方形
  • Croatian: pravokutni
  • Czech: obdélníkový
  • Danish: aflang
  • Dutch: langwerpig
  • European Spanish: alargado
  • Finnish: pitkulainen
  • French: oblong
  • German: rechteckig
  • Greek: επιμήκης
  • Italian: oblungo
  • Japanese: 長方形の
  • Korean: 길게 늘여진
  • Norwegian: avlang
  • Polish: podłużny
  • European Portuguese: oblongo
  • Romanian: dreptunghiular
  • Russian: продолговатый
  • Latin American Spanish: alargado
  • Swedish: avlång
  • Thai: รูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า
  • Turkish: dikdörtgen şeklinde
  • Ukrainian: довгастий
  • Vietnamese: dạng hình bình hành

Chinese translation of 'oblong'

oblong

(ˈɔblɔŋ)

n (c)

  1. 长(長)方形 (chángfāngxíng) (个(個), gè)

adj

  1. 长(長)方形的 (chángfāngxíng de)
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