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Adjective: oblate  'ób,leyt
  1. Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
    - pumpkin-shaped
Noun: oblate  'ób,leyt
  1. A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Derived forms: oblates

See also: rounded

Type of: religious person

Antonym: prolate

Encyclopedia: Oblate

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