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Oblong vs Elongated - What's the difference?

oblong | elongated |

As adjectives the difference between oblong and elongated

is that oblong is longer than wide while elongated is extensive in length.

As a noun oblong

is something with an oblong shape.

As a verb elongated is

past tense of elongate.

oblong

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Longer than wide.
  • Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something with an oblong shape.
  • A rectangle having length greater than width.

    • Related terms

    * oblate

    See also

    * prolate * rectangle ----

    elongated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • extensive in length
  • stretched
  • (of a polyhedron) Having been modified by placing an prism in the middle of the polyhedron.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (elongate)

    • Derived terms

    *gyroelongated