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ob·late (äb′lāt′, äb lāt′)

adjective

Geom. flattened at the poles an oblate spheroid

Etymology: ModL oblatus < ob- + -latus as in prolatus (see prolate): from being thrust forward at the equator

oblate2 definition

ob·late (äb′lāt′)

noun

R.C.Ch. a person dedicated to the religious life; esp., a person living in or associated with a religious community but not bound by vows

Etymology: ML oblatus, offered, thrust forward < pp. of L offerre: see offer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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