| ADJECTIVE | all | oblate, pumpkin-shaped | having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter |
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| NOUN | person | oblate | a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life |
| Sounds | aabley't; aa'bleyt | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles. | |
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| Synonym | pumpkin-shaped | |
| See also | rounded | curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged |
| Opposite | prolate, watermelon-shaped | Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter |
| Nouns | oblateness | the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles |
| Meaning | A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life. | |
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| Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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