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Rectangular vs Oblong - What's the difference?

rectangular | oblong |

As adjectives the difference between rectangular and oblong

is that rectangular is having a shape like a rectangle while oblong is longer than wide.

As a noun oblong is

something with an oblong shape.

rectangular

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a shape like a rectangle.
  • Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

    • 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 ----