oblong

/ˈɒblɒŋ/ /ˈɔːblɒŋ/

noun

Something with an oblong shape.

Examples :

"The oblong box contained the prize-winning artwork. "

appearance type

noun

A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.

Examples :

"The picture frame was an oblong shape, longer than it was wide. "

appearance figure math

adjective

Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.

Examples :

"The teacher drew an oblong shape on the whiteboard, similar to a stretched-out circle. "

appearance style type figure math

adjective

Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal

Examples :

"The picture frame was oblong, not square. "

appearance type figure

Meanings

Examples :

"The oblong box contained the prize-winning artwork. "

Examples :

"The picture frame was an oblong shape, longer than it was wide. "

Examples :

"The teacher drew an oblong shape on the whiteboard, similar to a stretched-out circle. "

Examples :

"The picture frame was oblong, not square. "

Related Words

stretched verb

To lengthen by pulling.

artwork noun

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art

rectangular adjective

Having a shape like a rectangle.

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

teacher noun

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

winning verb

To conquer, defeat.

contained verb

To hold inside.

picture noun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

greater adjective

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

whiteboard noun

A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.

rectangle noun

A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

similar noun

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.