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oblate
UK /ˈɒbleɪt/ US /ˈɑbleɪt/
noun 2adj 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
orange
VERB + OBLATE
gone, started
OBLATE + NOUN
father, paul's, spheroid, st
PREP.
upon
Definitions
noun
1
A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
2
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
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
adj
1
Designating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblates.
an Oblate Father
adj
1
Flattened or depressed at the poles.
The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange?
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diamet
- pumpkin-shaped
Antonyms
- prolate
- watermelon-shaped
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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
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an Oblate Father
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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
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Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange?
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’Tis prolate, still,’ with a long dejected Geordie O. ‘Isn’t it…?’ ‘I’m an Astronomer,– trust me, ’tis gone well to oblate.’
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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
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