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Definition of Oblongness
1. Noun. The property of being shaped like a rectangle.
Exact synonyms: Rectangularity
Generic synonyms: Angularity
Specialized synonyms: Orthogonality, Perpendicularity, Squareness
Derivative terms: Oblong, Rectangular
Generic synonyms: Angularity
Specialized synonyms: Orthogonality, Perpendicularity, Squareness
Derivative terms: Oblong, Rectangular
Definition of Oblongness
1. n. State or quality of being oblong.
Definition of Oblongness
1. Noun. The quality of being oblong in shape. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblongness
Literary usage of Oblongness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on the Philosophy of Kant and Other Philosophical Lectures & Essays by Henry Sidgwick (1905)
"... lines but not of straightness ; of obtuseness and acuteness of angles but not
of Tightness ; of oblongness in rectangular figures but not of squareness ..."