different between oblong vs apogonid

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)

1. This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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

English

Noun

apogonid (plural apogonids)

1. Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.

Synonyms

• cardinalfish

Translations