Oblong,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see {Ob-}) + longus long:
     cf. F. oblong.]
     Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Oblong \Ob"long\, n.
     A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any
     figure longer than it is broad.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a
           descent.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oblong
       adj 1: of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with
              approximately parallel sides
       2: 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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "oblong":
     cube-shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, elliptical,
     elongated, foursquare, oblongated, oblongitudinal, orthogonal,
     quadrangular, quadrate, quadriform, quadrilateral, rectangular,
     rhombic, rhomboid, square, tetragonal, tetrahedral, trapezohedral,
     trapezoid
  
  

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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oblong, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    1580
     Housing Units (2000): 761
     Land area (2000):     0.950204 sq. miles (2.461016 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.008707 sq. miles (0.022551 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.958911 sq. miles (2.483567 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            55106
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             39.001274 N, 87.908470 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     62449
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oblong, IL
      Oblong