oblong

1. 1.

   (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides

   Similarsimple
2. 2.

   deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

   Similarlong

1. 1.

   a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation

   Broaderplane figure

Other forms of oblong

plural

oblongs·

comparative

oblonger·

superlative

oblongest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about oblong

What does oblong mean?

oblong means "(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in oblong?

oblong has 2 syllables: o-blong. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɑblɔŋ/.

Is oblong a common word?

oblong is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.