oblong in Chinese
oblong in Chinese is 長方形 — oblong means longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round.
oblong in Chinese
長方形
Pronounced: cháng fāng xíng
Something with an oblong shape.
What does "oblong" mean?
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adj Longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round.
"The room was quite dark. The oblong window showed the night sky pricked here and there with stars."
- adj Shaped roughly like a stretched rectangle or oval.
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adj (of a page) Wider than it is tall.
"Mass cycles and motets had never been presented in small oblong format, so far as we can tell."
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oblong in a sentence
- The room was quite dark. The oblong window showed the night sky pricked here and there with stars.
- Mass cycles and motets had never been presented in small oblong format, so far as we can tell.
- Of the smaller oblong formats, none is specifically designated for music.
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What is "oblong" in Chinese?
"oblong" in Chinese is 長方形. oblong means: Longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round.
How do you pronounce 長方形?
"oblong" in Chinese is 長方形, pronounced "cháng fāng xíng".
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