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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 /
noun
- a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life
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Derived Forms
- ˈoblately, adverb
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Other Words From
- oblate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oblate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oblate1
Origin of oblate2
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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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