The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
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Oblate
/ˈɑbleɪt/
Synonyms for "oblate" (7 found)
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flattened spherelay member
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10 entriesEarth oblatenessgeodetic oblatenessmore oblatemost oblateoblate bodyoblate ellipsoidoblate shapeoblate spheroidplanetary oblatereligious oblate
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2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19
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an Oblate Father
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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
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