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Meaning of Oblong | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɒblɒŋ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية مستطيل
Català oblong
Čeština podlouhlý
Deutsch breit lang länglich längliches Rechteck oblong Oblongum Quadratum oblongum quer Rechteck rechteckig
Ελληνικά στενόμακρος
Español oblongo
Français oblong
Հայերեն երկարավուն
Íslenska ílangur
ქართული მოგრძო
한국어 직사각형
Latina oblongus
Nederlands langwerpig oblong rechthoek
Polski podłużny
Português oblongado oblongo
Română prelung
Русский вытянутый продолгова́тый
Svenska avlång

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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