oblong and rectangle; apart from the spelling what is the difference between them?
2006-06-23 07:36:44 · 11 answers · asked by aych 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
a rectangle, by definition is a quadrilateral where all four angles are right-angles, and an oblong is that which is right angled but not equilateral. I know its a bit obscure, but really, an oblong is an old fashioned term for a rectangle, without equilateral sides, if that's possible?!
hope it helps
2006-06-23 07:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 4⤋
Assuming that you meant the strict definition of "oblong", which is "deviating from a given form by elongation in one dimension", then you are comparing two different terms. A rectangle is a shape, and oblong describes a property of any shape. A rectangle may be considered to be an "oblong square". (It is like asking what is the difference between "apple" and "juicy".)
If instead by "oblong" you mean "ellipse", which is what most people think about when they hear the word (probably because it connotes to the word "oval"), then the simple answer is that they are two different shapes.
2006-06-23 14:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by stellarfirefly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both the oblong and rectangle are the same.
When I was a kid in Primary school, they used to use the word "oblong" and I only learn of the term "rectangle" when I went on to Secondary education.
2006-06-23 16:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the country your from when i lived in England and was in little school we called it a OBLONG but when i went to big school in Australia it was called a RECTANGLE. Or your can put it this way I'm a girl and and girls are always right. Ask your wife and she will tell you.
2006-06-24 06:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are these people on about? AN ELONGATED CIRCLE IS CALLED AN ELLIPSE!
Sorry about that. An oblong is essentially and old word meaning rectangle, they are different words, but mean the same think. A bit like an ellipse being an oval,
2006-06-23 18:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by kingpaulii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theyre the same. little kids usually say oblong then progress to rectangle
2006-06-23 14:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by eayrin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oblong circles have no edges. rectangles have 4 sides.
2006-06-23 14:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rectangle has four sides, four right angles. All sides don't have to be the same length. oblong is an elongated circle.
2006-06-23 14:39:56 · answer #8 · answered by Annie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oblong is more like an oval. rectangel has straight lines a long box
2006-06-23 14:40:21 · answer #9 · answered by Curly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooblong is an un-equal rectangle.
2006-06-23 14:40:50 · answer #10 · answered by mynx8881 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋