| NOUN | attribute | oblateness, ellipticity | the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles |
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| Meaning | The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles. | |
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| Example | "the oblateness of the planet" | |
| Synonym | ellipticity | |
| Broader | roundedness, bulginess | The property possessed by a rounded convexity |
| Adjectives | oblate | having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter |
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