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Antonyms for oblate
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ob-leyt, o-bleyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb leɪt, ɒˈbleɪt |
Definition of oblate
Origin :- "flattened on the ends," 1705, from Medieval Latin oblatus "flattened," from Latin ob "toward" (see ob-) + latus, abstracted from its opposite, prolatus "lengthened" (see oblate (n.)).
- As in monastic : adj with communal life
- As in flat : adj level, smooth
- "Such, in few words, is the history of the convent," said the oblate.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- "We will go for a walk to-day," said the oblate, rubbing his hands.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- "That means they are going to kill him soon," said the oblate.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- "And this proves that your conversion is good," affirmed the oblate.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- The form of our globe, which is that of an oblate spheroid with an ellipticity of about 1⁄299.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- For any other figure, such as an oblate spheroid, this is not exactly true.
- Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
- For anyone except the trailer after strange souls The Oblate is an affliction.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- Newton proved that this was due to the fact that the earth is an oblate spheroid.
- Extract from : « Nautical Charts » by G. R. Putnam
- Fruit, medium sized; roundish and flattened, inclining to oblate.
- Extract from : « British Pomology » by Robert Hogg
- Fruit, medium sized; oblate, regularly and handsomely shaped.
- Extract from : « British Pomology » by Robert Hogg
Synonyms for oblate
- ascetic
- austere
- celibate
- collapsed
- complanate
- contemplative
- decumbent
- deflated
- depressed
- empty
- even
- extended
- fallen
- flush
- horizontal
- laid low
- low
- monkish
- oblate
- outstretched
- pancake
- planar
- planate
- plane
- procumbent
- prone
- prostrate
- punctured
- reclining
- reclusive
- recumbent
- secluded
- solitary
- splay
- spread out
- supine
- tabular
- unbroken
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