longitudinal vs oblong

longitudinal

adj
  • Relating to length, or to longitude. 

  • Running in the direction of the long axis of a body. 

  • Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction. 

  • Sampling data over time rather than merely once. 

noun
  • Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc. 

  • A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail. 

oblong

adj
  • Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular. 

  • Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation. 

  • Roughly rectangular or elliptical. 

noun
  • A rectangle with length and width that are different. 

  • An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different. 

  • Something with an oblong shape. 

verb
  • To give an oblong shape to. 

  • To extend so as to form an oblong shape. 

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