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oblate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pumpkin-shaped |
| Derivation | oblateness |
oblate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | religious person |
Examples of oblate
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He was an oblate of the monastery of St. Germanus of Auxerre, from a young age.
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This results in the gravitational field also being oblate instead of spherical.
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This is due to the Earth being an oblate spheroid rather than a perfect sphere.
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Due to its rotation, the Earth is an oblate spheroid instead of being a true sphere.
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Another is that the Earth is slightly deformed into an oblate spheroid.
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An oblate is the try round flat thing Catholics eat in the Mass, not an oblate spheroid.
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The ellipsoid is oblate or prolate as c is less than or greater than a.
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The exact distance varies along meridians because the shape of the Earth is slightly oblate.
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The shape of the Earth is very close to that of an oblate spheroid.
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- A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
- Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
- (oblateness) the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet"
- An oblate in Christian monasticism (especially Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican) is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. ...
- (oblateness) The state of being oblate; The degree to which something is oblate
- (OBLATENESS) The flattening of a planet from spherical form because of the centrifugal effect of rotation.
- (Oblateness) A measure of flattening at the poles of a planet or other celestial body.
- (Oblateness) Ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii to the equatorial radius. Oblateness usually is an indication of how fast the body is rotating. [H76]
- A slightly flattened round shape of a tomato.
