oblately
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oblately — É‘bleɪtlɪ / É’b adv. in a form that is flattened at the poles (like the Earth) … English contemporary dictionary
oblately — ob·late·ly … English syllables
oblately — adverb see oblate II … Useful english dictionary
oblateness — See oblately. * * * … Universalium
oblate — oblate1 oblately, adv. /ob layt, o blayt /, adj. flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate). See diag. under prolate. [1695 1705; < NL oblatus lengthened, equiv. to… … Universalium
oblate — I. /ˈɒbleɪt / (say oblayt) adjective flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate). {New Latin oblātus, from ob ob + lātus, modelled on prolātus prolate} –oblately,… …
