oblong

English

adj

Definitions

Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.
Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus (oblong).

Origin

Latin

oblongus

Gloss

oblong

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

oblongish English
oblongly English
oblongness English
suboblong English
longus Latin
oblongifolius Latin
oblongus Latin
oblong French
oblongo Spanish, Castilian
oblongo Portuguese
oblong Catalan, Valencian