oblate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɑbleɪt/ UK /ˈɒbleɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
flattened at the poles, as a spheroid; or a layperson dedicated to monastic life

The Earth is an oblate spheroid, slightly squashed at its poles.

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Synonyms

1 adj · flattened at the poles, as... flattenedellipsoidal

Opposites

prolate

Word family

Derived forms oblateness

Related forms oblationoblatory

Etymology

From Latin oblatus ('offered up', used as suppletive past participle of offerre, 'to offer'); the geometric sense was coined by analogy with prolate, from ob- plus latus ('borne, carried').

oblatus Latin ferre Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# oblate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑbleɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒbleɪt/

## Meanings
1. flattened at the poles, as a spheroid; or a layperson dedicated to monastic life

## Examples
- The Earth is an oblate spheroid, slightly squashed at its poles.

## Synonyms
- flattened
- ellipsoidal

## Antonyms
- prolate

## Derived Forms
- oblateness

## Related Forms
- oblation
- oblatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oblatus
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From Latin oblatus ('offered up', used as suppletive past participle of offerre, 'to offer'); the geometric sense was coined by analogy with prolate, from ob- plus latus ('borne, carried').

## AI Etymology
Oblate is from Latin oblatus ('offered up', used as suppletive past participle of offerre, 'to offer'); the geometric sense was coined by analogy with prolate, from ob- plus latus ('borne, carried'). Important recorded forms include oblatus (Latin) and ferre (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers flattened at the poles, as a spheroid; or a layperson dedicated to monastic life. The wider family includes derived forms such as oblateness and related words such as oblation and oblatory.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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