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oblate (1)

ob·late [ ó blàyt, o bláyt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
shaped like flattened sphere: shaped like a sphere but with the length of the diameter at the equator greater than the length from pole to pole

[Early 18th century. < modern Latin oblatus "brought against" < Latin latus, past participle of ferre "bring"]

ob·late·ly adverb
ob·late·ness noun
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