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oblateness
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.]oblateness (ɒbˈleɪtnəs) nthe state of having an oblate shapeThesaurus| Noun | 1. | oblateness - the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet"ellipticitybulginess, roundedness - the property possessed by a rounded convexity |
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oblateness
oblateness (ob -layt-niss, ob-layt -) (ellipticity; flattening) A parameter specifying the degree to which the form of a celestial object, such as a planet, differs from a true sphere, largely as a result of rotation. It is numerically equal to the difference between the equatorial and polar radii of the object divided by the equatorial radius. Saturn, with an oblateness of 0.108, is the most oblate planet in the Solar System.oblateness[ä′blāt·nəs] (astronomy) The distortion from a spherical shape in which the diameter at the equator exceeds that at the poles. MedicalSeeflatteningoblateness
Synonyms for oblatenessnoun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the polesSynonymsRelated Words |