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oblatum

oblatum · oblata

An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor…An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

Meaning

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An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

Origin

From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad,

From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

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