American English pronunciation
How to pronounce oblong
IPA transcription: ['ɑblɔŋ]
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Noun
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a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
Adjective
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(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
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deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
Usage examples
- Sabertooth fish larvae are planktonic and have long snouts and oblong eyes before metamorphosis.
- It was an oblong shape.
- It was an oblong shape.
- Ovary is oblong.
- Its lateral surface presents a narrow, oblong, articular depression, the radial notch.
- It was an oblong shape.
- It was an oblong shape.
- The feature is circular in shape, but appears oblong due to foreshortening.
- It was an oblong shape.
- Due to foreshortening, the crater has an oblong appearance when viewed from Earth.