noun
Meaning 1
The state of being oblate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oblateness
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noun
Meaning 2
The degree to which something is oblate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the oblateness of the planet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ellipticity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: roundedness, bulginess
History
Etymology
From oblate + -ness.