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oblate (1)

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oblate1 /ˈɒbleɪt /
▸ adjective Geometry (of a spheroid) flattened at the poles. Often contrasted with prolate
– ORIGIN early 18th century: from modern Latin oblatus (from ob- ‘inversely’ + -latus ‘carried’), on the pattern of Latin prolatus ‘prolonged’.
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