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oblate

1

[ ob-leyt, o-bleyt ]

adjective

  1. 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

  1. a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
  2. a lay member of any of various Roman Catholic societies devoted to special religious work.

oblate

1

/ ˈɒbleɪt /

noun

  1. a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


oblate

2

/ ˈɒbleɪt /

adjective

  1. having an equatorial diameter of greater length than the polar diameter Compare prolate

    the earth is an oblate sphere

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈoblately, adverb
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Other Words From

  • oblate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblate1

1695–1705; < New Latin oblātus lengthened, equivalent to Latin ob- ob- + ( prō ) lātus prolate

Origin of oblate2

1860–65; < Medieval Latin oblātus, suppletive past participle of offerre to offer
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblate1

C19: from French oblat, from Medieval Latin oblātus, from Latin offerre to offer

Origin of oblate2

C18: from New Latin oblātus lengthened, from Latin ob- towards + lātus, past participle of ferre to bring
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Example Sentences

The characteristic form is round-oblate, regular; Size medium.

Oblate, or flattened, when the axial diameter is decidedly the shorter; fig. 35.

His hands went up to his eyes and he stared for a few moments at the pale yellow oblate shape of the sun.

Oblate, is the reverse of oblong, and means shorter in one direction, than in another.

(He disengages himself) Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange?

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