Oblonga

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

  Oblongum \Ob*lon"gum\, n.; pl. {Oblonga}. [NL. See {Oblong}.]
     (Geom.)
     A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of
     an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. {Oblatum}, and see
     {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
     [1913 Webster]