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oblate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: oblate

1
 adj
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
2
 n
a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: oblate
1

adj having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

Synonyms:
pumpkin-shaped
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Antonyms:
prolate, watermelon-shaped
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
cucumber-shaped
shaped like a cucumber
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2

n a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Type of:
religious person
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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