Difference between Oblong and Rectangle

What is the difference between Oblong and Rectangle?

Oblong as a noun is something with an oblong shape. while Rectangle as a noun is a quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

Oblong

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something with an oblong shape. A rectangle having length greater than width.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Describing something that is longer than it is wide. Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal.

Rectangle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

We hope you now know whether to use Oblong or Rectangle in your sentence.

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