different between ellipsoidal vs oblong

English

Etymology

ellipsoid +? -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d?l

Adjective

ellipsoidal (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of ellipsoid
2. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.

Derived terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

oblong (comparative more oblong, superlative most oblong)

1. Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.
2. Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal

Derived terms

• suboblong

Translations

Noun

oblong (plural oblongs)

1. Something with an oblong shape.
2. A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.

Translations

Verb

oblong (third-person singular simple present oblongs, present participle oblonging, simple past and past participle oblonged)

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Related terms

• oblate
• obloid

See also

• prolate
• rectangle

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /o?bl??k/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u?bl??/

Adjective

oblong (feminine oblonga, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

1. oblong

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.bl??/

Adjective

oblong (feminine singular oblongue, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

1. oblong

Further reading

• “oblong” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French oblong, from Latin oblongus.

Adjective

oblong m or n (feminine singular oblong?, masculine plural oblongi, feminine and neuter plural oblonge)

1. oblong

Declension