adj
oblong
Oblong (adj) means Longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round.
adj
1
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."
— Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy (1967)
2
Shaped roughly like a stretched rectangle or oval.
3
(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."
— Sean Gallagher, Secular Renaissance Music: Forms and Functions (2017)
"Of the smaller oblong formats, none is specifically designated for music."
— Donald William Krummel, Oblong Format in Early Music Books (1971)
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Etymology
From Middle English oblong, oblonge, which was borrowed from Latin oblongus.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of oblong?
"oblong" (adj) means longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round.
What are the different meanings of oblong?
"oblong" has 3 main meanings: 1. Longer in one direction than the other, rather than square or round; 2. Shaped roughly like a stretched rectangle or oval; 3. (of a page) Wider than it is tall.
