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oblongate

oblongate adjective: synonym of oblong.

Adjective

oblongate (comparative more oblongate, superlative most oblongate)

  1. Synonym of oblong.
    • Stamens five; filaments linear, flat, attached on the outer side of the hypogynous disc; anthers 1.4 mm long and 0.45 mm wide, splitting up to one-half; appendage pointed, 0.25 mm long; hypogynous disc cup-shaped, lobes oblongate, strongly thickened, blunt.1978, B.P. Bochantsev, “Species of the Subsection Tetragona (Ulbrich) Botsch. of the Section Caroxylon (Thunb.) Fenzl. in the Genus Salsola L.”, in Novitates Systematicae Plantarum Vascularium...
    • Canavalia rosea is a trailing or prostrate herb with trifoliate leaves of oblongate to orbicular leaflets and with pink flowers (Fig. 23) (Beadle et al. 1962).1981, Harold Heatwole, Terence Done, Elizabeth Cameron, Community Ecology of a Coral Cay: A Study of One-Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Hague; Boston, Mass.; London: Dr W. Junk...
    Synonyms:
    oblong

Verb

oblongate (third-person singular simple present oblongates, present participle oblongating, simple past and past participle oblongated)

  1. To extend into an oblong form; to elongate
    • Fruit very small, the least of all the varieties, a little more long than broad, having a very conspicuous deeply marked suture, extending to the apex, on one side of which it oblongates into a very small acute nipple.1831, George Lindley, “Peaches”, in John Lindley, editor, A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden; or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated in Great Britain: […], London...
    • As a matter of fact the medulla which is the part of the hind brain oblongates out of the skull cavity as a long and thick tail or cord which, again terminates into a thin filament.1964, East Pakistan Medical Journal, page 33, column 1
  2. To give an oblong shape to (something).
    • In the first three suppositions which illustrate the occlusion of the calibre of the intestine, it is conceivable that the sudden constriction of the abdominal walls might cause them to act vicariously for the probably paralyzed intestinal walls, and by moulding and oblongating the fæcal mass...1866 May 10, William Otis Johnson, “Suggestions as to a Possible Application of Local Anæsthesia”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. […], volume Lxxiv, number 15a, Boston, Mass.: David...

Synonyms of oblongate

Forms of oblongate

Adjective
comparativemore oblongate
superlativemost oblongate
Verb
third-person singular presentoblongates
present participleoblongating
past participleoblongated
pastoblongated

Origin of oblongate

From New Latin oblongātus, perfect passive participle of oblongāre (“to prolong, elongate”), equivalent to oblong + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From New Latin oblongātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about oblongate

What does oblongate mean?
Oblongate means synonym of oblong.
What part of speech is oblongate?
Oblongate can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near oblongate in the dictionary

  1. oblong numbers
  2. oblonga
  3. oblongata
  4. oblongatal
  5. oblongatas
  6. oblongate
  7. oblongated
  8. oblongates
  9. oblongating
  10. oblonged
  11. oblongichytrid

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