Oblong

Noun CEFR B1

ˈɒblɒŋ

Definitions

Something with an oblong shape.
A rectangle with length and width that are different.
An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.

Equivalents

Españoloblongo

Françaisoblong

Deutschbreit lang länglichlängliches Rechteck oblong Oblongum Quadratum oblongum quer Rechteck rechteckig

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العربيةمستطيل

Catalàoblong

Češtinapodlouhlý

Ελληνικάστενόμακρος

Հայերեներկարավուն

Íslenskaílangur

ქართულიმოგრძო

한국어직사각형

Nederlandslangwerpig oblong rechthoek

Polskipodłużny

Portuguêsoblongado oblongo

Românăprelung

Русскийвытянутый продолгова́тый

Svenskaavlång

Examples

“Jessamy looked round her in a puzzled way, but there was nothing to see ⟳ but the pale oblong of what looked like ⟳ a star-pierced sky behind the bars of the nursery window.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

oblong number oblongata oblongichytrid oblongitude Oblongly Oblongness

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