oblong

adjective

Definition of oblongnext
1
as in oval

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2
as in rectangular

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Recent Examples of oblong Similar to cherry but oblong and slightly firmer, with a crisp bite. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Grape tomatoes are similar but oblong and slightly firmer, with a crisp bite. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 These oblong, green vegetables look similar, and they’re both considered low in calories and nutrient dense. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 July 2026 The music resembles that of GAS but is blockier, stranger, more oblong. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for oblong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
  1. oval
  2. rectangular
  3. cylindrical
  4. ovoid
  5. ovate
  6. spherical
  7. globular
  8. circular
Adjective
  • Steaks, such as a 16-ounce Snake River Farms wagyu ribeye ($78) are presented unceremoniously on an oval white plate, without so much as a sprig of parsley, much less a sauce.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • He’s propped high on a rock at one end of a very long, oval lily pond.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of oval
Adjective
  • The two trophies, for the men’s and women’s crews, each sit within a rectangular frame that reflects Chanel’s signature colors.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There’s the Gotham with rectangular lenses, the Nomad with larger rectangular lenses, and the Archive with round lenses.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rectangular
Adjective
  • Contributing to that very impressive range is the new cylindrical cell battery pack, which uses a cell-to-body approach that maximizes energy density, along with the aforementioned new sixth-gen motors.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The new cylindrical cells provide a 20 percent increase in energy density compared to the prismatic cells used in the Gen5 batteries.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cylindrical
Adjective
  • The seed, Esfand, is rendered as ovoid lamps and incense holders.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Set within Camiral, the ultra-modern ovoid residence by Lagula Arquitectes has three bedrooms, a swimming pool, and sweeping mountain and golf course views.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ovoid
Adjective
  • Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.
    — Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Definition of ovate
Adjective
  • In July, the multihyphenate — who launched her hair care line, Grow-Good Beauty, in March — took her hair to new heights, crafting a spherical updo, courtesy of Stylez, at the Robert Wun fall 2027 couture show in Paris.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Another quirk of the process is that because neither Earth nor any other solar system object is perfectly spherical, projection systems can't seamlessly translate between worlds.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of spherical
Adjective
  • The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Definition of globular
Adjective
  • On a circular track, place a group of runners, all of whom run at unique, constant speeds.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The secret to this quiet performance is a bottom-up airflow design that draws cool ambient air through an intake ring at the edge of the circular base and then up through the heat-generating hardware.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of circular

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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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