ALL meanings of oblate
ob·late
O o - adjective oblate sphere: flattened at the ends 1
- adjective oblate flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate). 1
- noun oblate a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule. 1
- noun oblate a lay member of any of various Roman Catholic societies devoted to special religious work. 1
- noun oblate (of a spheroid) Flattened at the poles. 1
- adjective oblate having an equatorial diameter of greater length than the polar diameter 0
- noun oblate a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life 0
- adjective oblate flattened at the poles 0
- noun oblate a person dedicated to the religious life; esp., a person living in or associated with a religious community but not bound by vows 0