oblong : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: oblong	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for oblong
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblong adj (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction n a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see {Ob-}) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oblong \Ob"long\, n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad. The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. --Sir W. Temple.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oblong, IL (village, FIPS 55106) Location: 39.00222 N, 87.90845 W Population (1990): 1616 (794 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62449