NOUN (1)

1. a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides;

2. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction;

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long:
   cf. F. oblong.]
   Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oblong \Ob"long\, n.
   A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any
   figure longer than it is broad.
   [1913 Webster]

         The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a
         descent.                                 --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

oblong
    adj 1: (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with
           approximately parallel sides
    2: deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being
       elongated in one direction
    n 1: a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to
         elongation

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "oblong":
   cube-shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, elliptical,
   elongated, foursquare, oblongated, oblongitudinal, orthogonal,
   quadrangular, quadrate, quadriform, quadrilateral, rectangular,
   rhombic, rhomboid, square, tetragonal, tetrahedral, trapezohedral,
   trapezoid



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Oblong, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    1580
   Housing Units (2000): 761
   Land area (2000):     0.950204 sq. miles (2.461016 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008707 sq. miles (0.022551 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.958911 sq. miles (2.483567 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55106
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.001274 N, 87.908470 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62449
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Oblong, IL
    Oblong