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oblate
1[ ob-leyt, o-bleyt ]
adjective
- flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis ( prolate ).
oblate
2[ ob-leyt, o-bleyt ]
noun
- a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- a lay member of any of various Roman Catholic societies devoted to special religious work.
oblate
1/ ˈɒbleɪt /
adjective
- having an equatorial diameter of greater length than the polar diameter Compare prolate
the earth is an oblate sphere
oblate
2/ ˈɒbleɪt /
noun
- a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life
Derived Forms
- ˈoblately, adverb
Other Words From
- oblate·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of oblate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of oblate1
Origin of oblate2
Example Sentences
"We were very surprised that they turned out to be oblate spheroids, pretty similar to Smarties."
Using a sophisticated technique, astronomers were able to take images of the star that show its shape, and it’s noticeably oblate.
But in 2017, the sisters become more concerned for their safety when George Carroll, a beloved oblate volunteer, died in a stabbing in Greenpoint, several miles away.
But because the earth is an oblate spheroid, the sea level at the Equator is some 14 miles farther from the center of the earth than the sea level at the North Pole.
The crucial dispute between Cartesians and Newtonians was over the shape of the Earth: Newton predicted an oblate ellipsoid, or flattened, Earth, while the Cartesians had predicted a prolate ellipsoid, or egg-shaped, Earth.
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