Long
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Long may refer to:
In geography:
- LengthLengthIn geometric measurements, length most commonly refers to the longest dimension of an object.In certain contexts, the term "length" is reserved for a certain dimension of an object along which the length is measured. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire...
, the long dimension of any object - LóngLongLong may refer to:* Length, the long dimension of any object* Lóng, the Chinese dragon* Long , a common surname* Long , a position in finance, especially stock markets...
, the Chinese dragon - Long (surname)Long (surname)Long is a surname and may refer to many people.Long is a romanization of the Chinese surname 龍, which means "dragon" in Chinese. The name ranked number 80 on the list of common Chinese surnames in 2006, up from 108 in 1990. The name is also romanized as Lung.The Longs in Ireland got their names...
, a common surname - Long (finance)Long (finance)In finance, a long position in a security, such as a stock or a bond, or equivalently to be long in a security, means the holder of the position owns the security and will profit if the price of the security goes up. Going long is the more conventional practice of investing and is contrasted with...
, a position in finance, especially stock markets - Long (Bloody Roar), a fictional character in the video-game series Bloody Roar
- Long integer, a computer data type denoted by long in many programming languages
- Long, a fielding term in cricket
In geography:
- Long, People's Republic of China, Gansu Province
- Long River or Yangtze River, China
- Long District, Phrae, Thailand