Hyphenation of oblong

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word oblong? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ob-long

Definitions of oblong:

1.	A plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
2.	(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
3.	Deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

Synonyms of oblong:

adj	simple, unsubdivided, rounded
adj	long
noun	plane figure, two-dimensional figure

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.