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   Oblate , a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see Ob-) + latus borne, for tlatus. See Tolerate.]
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   (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.
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   Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.
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   Oblate ellipsoid or Oblate spheroid (Geom.), a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an oblatum. Contrasted with prolate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
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   Spheroid , n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical, Gr. ;  sphere + εἶδος form: cf. F. sphéroïde.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes.
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   Oblate spheroid, Prolate spheroid. See Oblate, Prolate, and Ellipsoid.
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