oblong
(adjective) deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
oblong
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
oblong
(noun) a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oblong (comparative more oblong, superlative most oblong)
Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.
Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal
oblong (plural oblongs)
Something with an oblong shape.
A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"long, a. Etym: [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.]
Definition: Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
Ob"long, n.
Definition: A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad. The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
