oblong
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- adjective
- /ˈɑːblɒŋ/
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alargado
- As a rule, basilicas had an oblong plan, often with one apse added to it.
- oblong shape
- oblong eggs
- oblong box
So the human body is weird and oblong as it may seem, for the most part, is actually carefully designed through these these code systems.
- So the human body is weird and oblong as it may seem, for the most part, is actually carefully designed through these these code systems.
- Some titties are circular, some titties oblong.
Examples
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In his hands, the oblong block of wood was becoming a small fish.
Fiction book (2002) -
The package, called a spermatophore, is an oblong, sperm-filled ball connected to a thin tube.
Academic text (1991) -
We got large, round, red ones, we got oblong yellow ones, we got green and black ones.
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Oh yes, it's oblong with flat sides and it's hollow, right?
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Broadly speaking, the oblong form suits most subjects and produces the best effect.
Academic text (2017) -
In the center of the yard is an oblong, tarped above-ground pool.
Fiction book (2000) -
The moon overhead spills silver rays through the kitchen window, creating oblong circles on the tile floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Dan Randolph fished a small oblong plastic box from his inside tunic pocket.
Fiction book (1995) -
Approaching the village from the sea was a fleet of tubby, oblong boats, each propelled by four oars.
Fiction book (2002) -
The garden includes an oblong table that fits perfectly on the patio.
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A common fern with narrow leaves and brown stems that grows on rocks in northern forests
- Specialized
A leaf longer than it is wide with nearly parallel sides and rounded ends
How Elongated
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Etymology
The word oblong comes from the Latin parts ob- and longus, where longus means 'long' and is the same root as the English long. So to be oblong is to be 'longer than it is wide', stretched out with nearly parallel sides.