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oblate
ob·late 1 O0010300 (ŏb′lāt′, ŏ-blāt′)adj.1. Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its shorter axis.2. Having an equatorial diameter greater than the distance between poles; compressed along or flattened at the poles: Planet Earth is an oblate solid.
[Probably New Latin oblātus : Latin ob-, toward; see ob- + Latin (prō)lātus; see prolate.]
ob′late′ly adv.ob′late′ness n.
ob·late 2 O0010300 (ŏb′lāt′)n.1. A layperson dedicated to religious life, especially such a layperson who is affiliated with but not a member of a monastic order.2. Oblate Roman Catholic Church A member of one of various religious communities whose members are bound by less stringent vows than those required of monastic orders.
[Medieval Latin oblātus, from Latin, past participle of offerre, to offer; see offer.]oblate (ˈɒbleɪt) adj (Mathematics) having an equatorial diameter of greater length than the polar diameter: the earth is an oblate sphere. Compare prolate[C18: from New Latin oblātus lengthened, from Latin ob- towards + lātus, past participle of ferre to bring] ˈoblately adv
oblate (ˈɒbleɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life[C19: from French oblat, from Medieval Latin oblātus, from Latin offerre to offer]ob•late1 (ˈɒb leɪt, ɒˈbleɪt)
adj. flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate). [1695–1705; < New Latin oblātus lengthened = Latin ob- ob- + (prō)lātus prolate] ob′late•ly, adv. ob•late2 (ˈɒb leɪt, ɒˈbleɪt)
n. a person serving and living in a monastery but not under monastic rule or full monastic vows. [1860–65; < Medieval Latin oblātus, Latin: offered, past participle of offerre to offer] oblate, prolate - Oblate means "flattened at the poles," and the opposite is prolate; the Earth is an oblate spheroid.See also related terms for poles.oblatea person resident and serving in a monastery but not under vows; a lay religious worker.See also: CatholicismoblateDescribes a planetary shape in which the equatorial distance is greater than the distance between the poles. The Earth is an oblate planet.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | oblate - a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious lifereligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity | | Adj. | 1. | oblate - having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the polespumpkin-shapedrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"prolate, watermelon-shaped - having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis" |
Translationsoblate
oblate1 having an equatorial diameter of greater length than the polar diameter
oblate2 a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life oblate
Synonyms for oblatenoun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious lifeRelated Wordsadj having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameterSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |