oblong

adjective

1. elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
2. in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.

noun

3. an oblong figure.

adjective

1. having an elongated, esp rectangular, shape

noun

2. a figure or object having this shape

adj.early 15c., from Latin oblongus “more long than broad,” originally “somewhat long,” from ob “to, toward,” here perhaps intensive (see ob-) + longus “long” (see long (adj.)). As a noun from c.1600.