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oblate

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Designating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblatesDesignating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblates.

UK/ˈɒbleɪt/US/ˈɑbleɪt/

» The Earth is an oblate spheroid.

Die Erde ist ein abgeplattetes Rotationsellipsoid.

Земля - это сплюснутый сфероид.

Meaning

2 senses

(capitalized, not comparable)Designating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblates.
an Oblate Father
Flattened or depressed at the poles.
The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

Examples

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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
ruЗемля - это сплюснутый сфероид. — marafon
deDie Erde ist ein abgeplattetes Rotationsellipsoid. — Waldelfe
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Origin

From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to relig

From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

From Late Latin oblātus, from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modeled after prōlātus (“extended, lengthened”)).

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