Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OB-LATE
OB-LATE, a. [L. oblatus, offero; ob and fero, to bear.]
Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, an oblate spheroid, which is the figure of the earth. Cheyne.
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OB-LATE, a. [L. oblatus, offero; ob and fero, to bear.]
Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, an oblate spheroid, which is the figure of the earth. Cheyne.
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